For Immediate Release
September 15, 2021

Contact:
Mariel Matze, mmatze@edtrustwest.org
650-380-1973

The EdTrust-West Responds to California’s 2021 Recall Election Results

Oakland, CA — Dr. Christopher J. Nellum, Executive Director of The EdTrust-West, issued the following statement in response to the results of the 2021 gubernatorial recall election:

The EdTrust-West congratulates Governor Newsom on defeating the recall. We’re glad for the opportunity to continue to partner with the Governor and his staff, who have proven to be strong allies of the state’s students of color and those experiencing poverty.

This spring, Governor Newsom championed a historic state budget — one as remarkable for its emphasis on equity as for its sheer size. Its passage this summer solidified milestone victories for students of color and those from lower-income backgrounds, including Phase 1 of the Cradle-to-Career Data System and a requirement that high schools ensure every high school senior applies for financial aid. Further, the budget funded and supported vital solutions like community schools, teacher workforce development, basic needs resources, and expanded childcare options. Through bold actions like these, the Governor has proven that he knows how important centering educational opportunities for all Californians is to the state’s recovery.

While we are grateful to the Governor for standing with California’s most vulnerable students and families, budget approval is only one step. We look forward to continuing to work with the Newsom administration to ensure proposals adopted in the budget become a reality.

About The EdTrust-West

The EdTrust-West works for educational justice and the high academic achievement of all students at all levels, pre-K through college, in the state of California. 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 will forever close those gaps.

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