01/08/2026
Over the holiday season, at one of the celebrations I attended, someone asked me what I do for work. I said, “Social impact and education advocacy.” […]
12/15/2025
EdTrust-West is committed to uplifting original research on the intersectional experiences of students across race, income, gender, and language, to advance policies and practices that dismantle […]
10/08/2025
If there’s one thing I know as a parent, it’s how fast growth can happen. Just a few years ago, we at EdTrust-West were focused on […]
04/24/2025
It’s that time again, when California state leaders propose investments that impact our state’s schools and colleges for the year to come. EdTrust-West and our partner […]
01/27/2025
Somehow, we are already a few weeks into a new year, and already getting regular reminders in the news about what an uphill battle racial equity […]
11/25/2024
Who gets placed in which courses and whether they succeed as a result is a major educational and racial equity issue for California’s community college students. […]
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. […]
07/27/2023
In 2017, EdTrust–West released the first in our “Hear My Voice” series of reports, looking at how K-12 districts, higher education institutions, and state leaders could […]