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Learning Denied: The Case for Equitable Access to Effective Teaching in California’s Largest School District

The Education Trust—West releases the findings of a two- year-long study of data from the second largest school district in the nation, revealing profound inequities in access to effective teaching.  In Learning Denied: The Case for Equitable Access to Effective Teaching in California’s Largest School District, The Education Trust—West finds that low-income students and students of color in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) are less likely to be ta

Publication date: 
January 12 2012

A Report Card on District Achievement: How Low-income, African-American, and Latino Students Fare in California School Districts

In this report, The Education Trust—West grades the 146 largest unified school districts in California on four key indicators of student performance to see how well they are serving their African-American, Latino, and low-income students. While most districts in California earn Cs and Ds on these indicators, some districts prove that more is possible.

Publication date: 
April 27 2011

Equity Alert: 2009 API Rankings Reveal Unequal Access to California’s Best Schools

This inaugural Equity Alert highlights California’s newest statewide rankings and uncovers all-too familiar achievement gaps. The state’s 2009 Base Annual Performance Index (API) data and statewide rankings reveal that race and class continue to play a substantial role in shaping educational opportunity, and that systemic inequity is pervasive in California’s schools. The report outlines actions state policymakers and education leaders can take to address these patterns of inequity.

Publication date: 
June 24 2010

Keeping the Promise of Change: Why California's chronically underperforming schools need bold reform

Albert Einstein once defined insanity as "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." If his assertion is true, then the recent history of California’s school-improvement efforts paints a picture of sheer madness.

For more than a decade, California has tossed hundreds of millions of dollars at low-performing schools in a series of unproductive "reform" initiatives. Instead of drilling down to fix the conditions that create a cycle of under-performance, these programs have skimmed the surface of school improvement and produced minimal gains.

Publication date: 
May 12 2010

San Jose Unified School District A Case Study: Preparing Students for College and Career

School districts across the country increasingly are shattering the myth that some students can’t learn as much as others. Take the San Jose Unified School District (SJUSD). Here, educators are proving that students from all backgrounds can access rigorous curricula. For more than a decade, the district has embraced college readiness as its mission.

Publication date: 
January 15 2010

¿Están las Escuelas Secundarias de California Listas para el Siglo 21?

Obtener y mantener un buen trabajo en el siglo 21 requiere de una educación del siglo 21. Pero la mayoría de las escuelas secundarias de California no están preparando a los estudiantes adecuadamente para que triunfen en la nueva economía en la que vivimos. En este reporte examinamos cuán bien las escuelas secundarias de California están cumpliendo con esta meta en nombre de todos los estudiantes.

Publication date: 
October 25 2006
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