California’s young men of color continue to face troubling academic disparities and persistent discrimination on their path to and through higher education, finds our new report, Hear My Voice: Strengthening the College Pipeline for Young Men of Color in California. The first Ed Trust–West report examining the…
With Leni Wolf, Research & Policy Analyst, & Anthony Chavez, External Relations Associate Q: So what is Hear My Voice about? Leni: It’s about telling the stories of what goes on for our male students of color as they work toward college and beyond. We wanted to build on what…
The Organization The Education Trust—West (ETW) works for the high academic achievement for all students at all levels—prekindergarten through college. We expose opportunity and achievement gaps that separate students of color and low-income students from other youth, and we identify and advocate for the strategies that…
For the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) to fulfill its promise of closing opportunity and achievement gaps, stakeholders – especially those advocating for English Learners, foster youth and low-income students – must actively engage in the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) process. In order to support advocates in this…
Today we rightly celebrate the milestone Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision issued on May 17th, 1954 striking down school segregation. Yet today also marks another anniversary – the annual issuing of statements reminding us that, decades later, we still have not closed the gaps in access and…
Undocumented Students in California: What You Should Know, provides a quick and accessible snapshot of our state’s undocumented student population. The resource highlights key demographic data on undocumented students in California, policies affecting immigrant students as well as opportunities and challenges to support these students. We share common…
California’s Local Control Funding Formula promised to give more resources to the students who need the most: English learners, foster youth, and low-income students. So, how well is California’s new education funding system delivering on that promise? The Education Trust–West’s report, The Steep Road…
(OAKLAND, CA) A few years into California’s Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), school district funding is more equitable but access gaps persist according to The Steep Road to Resource Equity in California Education: The Local Control Funding Formula After Three Years, a new research study by The Education…
