08/12/2024
Sometimes measuring impact is tough, but when it comes to a diverse educator workforce, the benefits are clear. Research shows that when students of color are […]
06/25/2024
Juggling coursework and family can be a lot, as Dia, a parenting student at Los Angeles Pierce College, knows all too well. Dia was hired as […]
04/11/2024
Each year, California state leaders spend months proposing and refining the state’s budget, making decisions about programs and resources that directly impact students, schools, and colleges. […]
03/22/2024
As California’s students and families of color grapple with the aftermath of remote learning and their disproportionately negative learning outcomes attributed to lost instructional time and […]
09/01/2023
To fill workplace needs over the next two decades, California will need 1 million more college graduates than our education system is on track to produce. […]
09/01/2023
California’s most vulnerable students are disproportionately taught by less effective teachers, and they often attend schools with a revolving door of teachers and administrators. This is […]
09/01/2023
No education policy area has experienced greater tectonic shifts over recent years than districts and school accountability. For over a decade, California operated under a dual […]
09/01/2023
In July 2013, California dramatically reformed the way it funds school districts. The new finance system, called Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), provides districts with increased […]
08/29/2023
At The EdTrust—West, we’re dedicated to a more equitable California for the students who have been systematically shut out from opportunity. To make our educational systems […]