A brief detailing key findings from an analysis of California school districts' approaches to parent and family engagement.

A brief report examining 5 key equity principles for California's data system, including an assessment of what's needed to make sure the Cradle to Career system is truly equity-driven.

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 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 case study summarizing how the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), California’s state school funding law since 2013, is being implemented in Pomona Unified School District (PUSD).

A policy report exploring how educators' professional learning and leadership has been developed at Pomona Unified School District (PUSD) in response to the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) in California.

A policy and practice brief examining how San Jose Unified School District utilized funds made available through the Local Control Funding Formula.

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 2-minute video about Paula and Jamie, two sixth grade teachers at Armstrong Elementary School who knocked down the wall between their classrooms and started working together to realize a happier, more relaxed classroom.

A report outlining key pieces of the California governor's May 2019-20 Revision and exploring progress and missed opportunities.

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.

A policy and practice brief offering four recommendations for implementing the Local Control Funding Formula.

A report based on findings from a statewide survey on K-12 education conducted in 2019 in California.

A profile of Mountain View School District's efforts to improve their arts education offerings, and the impacts these improvements had on students.

A policy and practice brief describing the first year of the Local Control Funding Formula Test Kitchen project.

A policy and practice brief examining how user-centered design helps address policy issues related to implementing the Local Control Funding Formula.

An article discussing the release of a list of California's poorest-performing schools and how the state's new approach, which grants more autonomy to districts and schools, might impact student performance and school improvement efforts