A framework identifying five components of success–insights from diverse, cutting-edge districts and schools about best practices and strategies that are helping to close equity gaps. 

A webinar about California Governor Gavin Newsom's education budget proposals for 2019-2020, the budget process, and opportunities for advocates to engage in the process.

An infographic that sheds light on the growing racial and ethnic disparities between educators and students in the California public school system.

Ed Trust-West's annual analysis of the California budget and proposed legislation for 2019, identifying 8 key proposals with the potential to advance educational equity and justice for California’s students and educators. 

A report sharing the National Center for Youth Law's program model for supporting students experiencing homelessness in Monterey County, California to graduate from high school with the widest array of possibilities for their future.

A case study summarizing how California's school funding law, the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), is being implemented in San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD).

A report examining the progress and challenges of California's education reform efforts, focusing on the implementation of the California Way and its impact on student learning, highlighting areas such as underfunding, complexity, capacity building, the role of intermediary agencies, and the risk of reverting back to compliance, providing insights for education leaders and policymakers seeking to improve the state's education system.

A report summarizing the results of a quantitative analysis that identifies districts in which students of color, as well as their White peers, have demonstrated extraordinary levels of academic achievement.

An brief identifying positive outlier districts in which students of color, as well as White students, consistently achieve at higher levels than students from similar racial/ethnic backgrounds and from families of similar income and education levels in most other districts.

An article about the issue of chronic absenteeism in California schools and its negative impact on student success, particularly among certain student groups like foster youth, homeless youth, and students with disabilities.

A position statement about the shortcomings of California's Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) in addressing the needs of English Learners (ELs), calling for revisions to the accountability system to ensure equity and support for ELs, urging the State Board of Education to revisit the definition of ELs for academic indicators and implement a new approach that includes a growth model to meet the needs of this historically underserved group.

A report on the relationship between charter schools and traditional public schools in Los Angeles.

A brief reviewing a set of evidence-based policies the state could consider to build a lasting supply of well-prepared teachers.

A report highlighting recent data on California teacher shortages.

The results of an August 2018 poll from The Education Trust—West (ETW) and UnidosUS asking California parents of color about their priorities for the state's next governor.

A report about using math as a level for English learner opportunities in California, based on an in-depth analysis of what has worked well in high-performing schools, offering specific practice and policy recommendations at the school, district, and state level.

A handout presenting data on measuring school success based on a wider range of information on student outcomes.

A handbook for state and local school leaders on engagement in school improvement efforts, including how to engage on needs assessments and priority-building, school improvement strategies, and resource alignment.

An article about California bill AB 2635, which proposed additional funding for California districts with African-American students to address the persistent low academic achievement of these students and correct the failure of the existing Local Control Funding Formula in addressing their needs.

An article describing how the Lindsay Unified School District in California implemented universal preschool, allowing every child from birth to 4 years old, regardless of family income, to attend a preschool program for free, with the aim of preparing students for kindergarten and reducing disparities in early learning opportunities.