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The Education Trust- West
New! Education Trust-West Statement on High School Drop-Out and Graduation Rates Released by the California Department of Education-July 16, 2008
Click Here to view the full statement.
New! Education Trust-West Webtool for Uncovering California Graduation Rates
Click Here to go to our new tool that explores graduation data at the state and district level.
New! Written testimony of Russlynn Ali,
director of The Education Trust--West, on proposed changes for the 8th grade algebra assessment, July 9, 2008. Click Here to read the testimony.
"A-G for All...Bringing the LA Movement to Your Backyard"
Thank you to all who joined us for the College and Career Ready for All
(A-G) convening on July 11th. 40 students, parents and community activists gathered from San Francisco and Oakland for a day-long conference to explore launching a College & Career Ready for All Movement in the Bay Area.
To view the morning presentations, Click here
To be directed to the Organizational Assessment Form, Click Here
To be directed to the Evaluation Form, Click Here
ETW 2008 Conference
Thank you to all who joined us for the 2008 Education Trust-West Biennial Conference Closing California’s Achievement and Opportunity Gaps: Our Mission is Possible the Time is Now. More than 500 guests gathered from across the state February 24-26 at the Grand Hyatt in downtown San Francisco to celebrate and learn from educators, policy makers, and high performing, gap closing schools.
To view presentations for the concurrent and plenary sessions-
Click Here
Making California Data Work: A Parent & Community Guide to Finding the Truth in Data.
An easy guide for collecting and analyzing California's school data to improve student achievement. To download- Click Here.
Note: This file is large and may take a while to download, if you would prefer a disc or hard copy feel free to contact our office.
ETW Reports & Press Statements
Written testimony of Russlynn Ali,
director of The Education Trust--West, on proposed changes for the 8th grade algebra assessment, June 16, 2008. Click Here to view a copy of the testimony.
Written testimony of Russlynn Ali, director of The Education Trust--West, on proposed accountability changes for the '97 districts Click Here to view a copy of the testimony.
State of the State: Addressing the Education Information Deficit
Click Here for press release
The Funding Gap
Check out the seventh report in an EdTrust series identifying which states are ensuring fair funding for districts serving concentrations of low-income and minority students, and which aren’t. The report also looks at funding disparities in states with significant numbers of English Language Learners.
Click Here to read report
California Policy Brief: State Data Systems
Click Here to view policy
Education Trust-West Statement on Student Achievement Results Released by the California Department of Education
Click Here to read statement
Op Ed By David Plank and Russlynn Ali
Sacramento Bee
State Needs to Know What Works in School
Click Here to view OpEd
Statement by Russlynn Ali on the recent API release by the CDE
The California Department of Education (CDE) recently released some important information about the states' accountability system, the Academic Performance Index (API). There is good news--more schools are meeting statewide goals--and our accountability system has finally been changed to reflect higher expectations for California’s disadvantaged and minority students. Click Here to read statement
Written testimony of Russlynn Ali, director of the Education Trust-West, on the reauthorization of NCLB
Provided to the California Department of Education-this testimony covers the topics of state and federal accountability systems and the teacher quality provisions of No Child Left Behind. Click Here to view testimony
OF NOTE... The Education Trust is the #1 education advocacy organization of the decade, according to the Editorial Projects in Education (EPE) Research Center.
Click Here to view the EdWeek article
-Click Here to view the full report
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