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Welcome to The Education Trust–West
The Education Trust–West is the West Coast partner of the national advocacy organization, The Education Trust. Our basic tenet is this—all children will learn at high levels when they are taught to high levels.
The Education Trust–West's mission is to ensure that all students in California, particularly low-income students and students of color, receive the same opportunities for high academic achievement as other students across the state. Working alongside educators, parents, policymakers, and civic and business leaders in communities across the state, we provide practical assistance in their efforts to transform schools and colleges into institutions that serve all students well.
WHAT’S NEW
Click Here to read the Education Trust-West's Statement on High School Graduation and Drop-out Rates Released Today by the California Department of Education
5/12/2009
Elk Grove Unified may limit open enrollment
Sacramento Bee
February 24, 2009
Linda Murray, acting executive director of The Education Trust–West, an education advocacy organization, said the district needs to look a bit more closely at the shift.
"Why are parents moving their kids?," Murray asked. "Is it just that (Pinkerton's) a brand new school or are there other things going on? Could it be about perception? Or could it be about the reality of the program in that school? ... Do a survey. There are plenty of older schools with plenty of charm and great things going on in inside their walls."
Santa Ana seeks to ease high school graduation requirements
The Los Angeles Times
February 8, 2009
Linda Murray, who was superintendent of San Jose public schools when they boosted their graduation requirements to 240 credits in 1999, said Santa Ana's plan could give students more latitude without backpedaling. "Dropping back to 220 should not keep them from pushing this envelope of getting kids to college," said Murray, now superintendent-in-residence at the Education Trust–West, an Oakland-based advocacy group focused on closing the achievement gap. "Having worked so hard to increase rigor in their district, they should hold to that," she said. "But sometimes it's hard to balance the needs of kids that are under extreme hardships with high standards for all."
Intent to Announce Russlynn Ali as the new Assistant Secretary of the Office of Civil Rights
February 4, 2009
Read the statement by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
Read the statement by Kati Haycock, President of The Education Trust
Inland school districts making sure "gifted and talented" comes in all shades
Riverside Press-Enterprise
February 3, 2009
"GATE is one of several areas where the achievement gap between white and minority students is evident," said Molly Mauer, assistant director of data and policy for Oakland-based Education Trust–West. "We see the same disparities in (enrollment in) college prep classes and access to college."
"Dear Mr. President." If you could tell the President one thing about education, what would you say? Twelve experts answer our challenge. Russlynn Ali's open letter to President-Elect Obama.
Scholastic Administrators Magazine
January 2009
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