On September 15, 2017, 250 practitioners, education leaders, and community advocates gathered at the first Ed Trust – West Education Equity Forum 2017: Ensuring College & Career Readiness for Students of Color & Low-Income Students. Check out our gallery of photos for highlights of the event and listen to student stories…
Fellowship will create a platform that will help shape educational equity in California CALIFORNIA – Today, The Education Trust–West, an advocacy organization for educational justice and the high academic achievement for all California students, announces the selection of its first cohort of Senior Equity Fellows. Comprised of public policy…
Recently, the California Department of Education released statewide test results that show how schools and districts are doing. These assessments measure the types of high-level skills students need to be ready for college or a rewarding career. Ed Trust–West’s team of data analysts conducted a robust…
Ryan J. Smith, Executive Director of The Education Trust-West, issued the following statement in response to the release of California's statewide Smarter Balanced assessment scores: “California’s current direction in education is not moving us forward” says Ryan J. Smith, Executive Director of The Education Trust–West…
Ryan J. Smith, Executive Director of The Education Trust–West, issued the following statement on the submission of California's ESSA plan: Last Wednesday, the California State Board of Education approved the state’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan, despite serious shortcomings that could jeopardize the promise of…
On September 15th, 250 educators, administrators, and other advocates from nearly 60 schools, districts, and higher education institutions throughout the state gathered for an amazing day of learning, sharing, and strengthening their commitment to equity at our Ed Equity Forum 2017: Ensuring College & Career Readiness for Students of Color…
Ryan J. Smith, Executive Director of The Education Trust – West, issued the following statement on the rescinding of DACA: “Today’s DACA Decision is Unconscionable” says Ryan J. Smith, Executive Director of Ed Trust–West “Today’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program is…
Policy Briefing Sponsored by the Assembly Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color Please join us for a briefing about supporting the needs of California’s young men of color for Opportunity Youth Reengagement Month. The event will feature the Education Trust – West’s latest…
“Increasing diversity at colleges and universities is part of actualizing the American dream. We should be doing more – not less – to reach students who have been historically and traditionally underserved. This past November marked the twenty year anniversary of California’s passage of Proposition 209 which barred affirmative action…
