California voters will weigh in on affirmative action in November. Here’s what that means for the rest of the country
Source: Market Watch Over the past few decades the question of whether affirmative action is an appropriate antidote to centuries of discriminatory policies ha…
Voters to decide reversal on California affirmative action ban
Source: KTVUKTVU's Cristina Rendon spoke with Elisha Smith-Arrillaga, Executive Director for the Education Trust-West, about what voters will have to decide on…
California Voters to Decide Fate of Affirmative Action Ban
Source: Courthouse NewsIn a 30-10 vote Wednesday, the state Senate ratified Assembly Constitutional Amendment 5. The vote was applauded by gender and diversity…
California weighs overturning 24-year ban on affirmative action
Source: The GuardianYet, while much of the focus in the affirmative action debate is on college admissions, the proposal would have more important implications…
To dismantle systemic racism, California Legislature must let voters consider Prop. 209
Source: The Sacramento BeeMost recently, among the high school class of 2019, 53 percent of students were Latinx, and 6 percent were Black,” according to infor…
Commentary: Why California should repeal Prop. 209 and allow state institutions to consider race
Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune Parents have given school districts across the state high marks for how they’ve responded to the pandemic. A statewide poll…
Support Grows for California Bill Giving Voters Power to Expand Opportunity for Women, People of Color
Source:The Ritz Herald The Opportunity for All Coalition is leading the statewide effort to pass ACA 5. The coalition’s steering committee, which is led by co-…
Will Effective k-12 Education Survive Gov. Newsom’s May Revise Budget?
Source: Black Voice News“Parents have given school districts across the state high marks for how they’ve responded to the pandemic. A statewide poll, conducted…
Survey: Children’s loss of social ties, learning are parents’ top closure concerns
Source: Education Dive"Parents want consistent contact from their schools, principals, teachers and school counselors," said Elisha Smith Arrillaga, executive …
I Am Beyond Worried’: More HS Students Are Applying for Financial Aid — and Enrolling in College as a Result. Coronavirus May Put an End to Both
Source: The 74“Integrating financial aid applications into high school really normalizes the experience of application completion for students so that … it bec…
Parenting benefits company Cleo signs on Salesforce, Pinterest for task force on working parents
Source: San Francisco Chronicle According to a survey from Education Trust-West, 83% of California families with young children now have a parent staying home …
Some Parents Skip Meals to Feed Their Children, but Who Will Feed the Adults? One Organization Has an Answer
Publication date: May 17, 2020Source: KQEDPrior to the stay-at-home order, Diosmery Durán said she and her family were doing fine, supported by her husband's h…
California schools face ‘devastating’ coronavirus cuts as they struggle to reopen
Source: Los Angeles Times “All across the state, families, students and communities of color are suffering from the disproportionate effects of the pandemic,” …
The State of California: Bridging the Digital Divide
Source: KCBS Radio KCBS Radio Anchors Patti Reising and Jeff Bell, and KCBS Radio Political Reporter Doug Sovern go in depth on how California's revised budget…
CalFresh enrollments nearly triple in L.A. County as more face food insecurity
Source: Daily NewsVeronica Toledo, associate director with United Parents and Students, said 41% of Los Angeles parents with young children are now skipping or…
‘The hardest thing we’ve ever done.’ SLO County parents fear learning at home will leave kids behind
Source: San Luis Obispo TribuneEvery day, Vianna Mongeur wakes up at 5 a.m. to go to work in Paso Robles — in the afternoon, she starts her second job as a hom…
School meal programs seek relief, plan for uncertain summer
Source: Education Dive Recent survey data from The Education Trust and The Education Trust-West, in partnership with other nonprofits, shows more than a third …
After COVID-19 ‘Break,’ Law That Would Restore Affirmative Action Passes Committee
Source: Davis VanguardAssemblymember Shirley N. Weber (D-San Diego) – fresh off major police reform victories the last legislative session – pushed through two…
ACA 5 to reinstate affirmative action moves to Appropriations Committee
Source: San Francisco Bay ViewThe Opportunity for All Coalition supporting ACA 5, Assemblymember Dr. Shirley Weber’s bill to allow voters an opportunity to res…
Schools Reopening in July? The Concerns Over How Gov. Newsom’s Idea Will Work
Source: KQEDGov. Gavin Newsom’s suggestion on Tuesday that schools could reopen for the next academic year as soon as late July or early August drew mixed reac…
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