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This Juneteenth, we honor the enduring fight for Black freedom—and recognize that the work continues, especially in education.

The Black Student Success Data Tool was created to help advocates, families, and community members understand how Los Angeles Unified School District schools serve Black students and to ensure that equity-focused policies, such as the Black Student Achievement Plan (BSAP), are fully and effectively implemented.

📌 What is BSAP?

As a result of community advocacy following the murder of George Floyd in 2020, the LAUSD Board of Education approved the Black Student Achievement Plan in February 2021 to address longstanding opportunity and outcome gaps.

Through BSAP, the district committed to developing culturally responsive curricula, partnering with community-based organizations, and increasing the number of counselors, school climate advocates, restorative justice teachers, and psychiatric social workers to nurture Black student excellence.

Learn more here: edtrustwest.info/BlackStudentSuccessTool

We are deeply concerned by the Trump administration’s decision to close the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) within the U.S. Department of Education.

While this federal change is significant, California’s responsibility for serving its nearly one million English learners and 1.5 million dual language learners remains unchanged. Federal and state requirements to serve multilingual learners are still in place, and California must continue to lead in ensuring students have access to the support and opportunities they deserve.

Now is the time to strengthen – not scale back – our commitment to multilingual learners. We stand with educators, families, advocates, and policymakers in continuing to advance education equity and opportunity for all students.

Read more: https://buff.ly/9IUd8R1

CABE California Association for Bilingual Education
California Budget & Policy Center
Catalyst California
Center for Equity for English Learners
Early Edge California
EdTrust-West
SEAL - Sobrato Early Academic Language

What's happening now and what can you do?

1) Congress is moving forward with one of the largest funding increases for ICE in its history and approved $70 billion for ICE and Border Patrol. This money will fund more detention centers, more raids, and more deportations in our communities. A group of Congressional leaders is still fighting to restrict ICE and border agents from conducting enforcement actions near schools, hospitals, places of worship, and other sensitive locations. Email your U.S. Representative today: edtrustwest.info/Fund-Care

2) For generations, the federal government’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) served as the backstop that protected every student’s right to learn in an environment free from discrimination. Under the Trump administration, that protection is being dismantled and turned against the very students it was designed to serve. Sign on to the EdPWR joint statement opposing the Federal Administration's transfer of the OCR to the Department of Justice and Health and Human Services: edtrustwest.info/No-Transfer

3) ACA 7 (Jackson) would amend California’s Constitution to allow public education agencies to consider race when designing policies that address documented inequities. Please sign-on to our coalition letter to support this measure and receive updates on our advocacy efforts: edtrustwest.info/Support-ACA-7

EdTrust-West is looking for its next Senior Development Associate to join our Development team. We are looking for someone with strong grant writing, project management, and relationship-building skills.

This role, available immediately, is based in our Oakland, California office and is eligible for telework up to 3 days per week under our current policy. Candidates unable to relocate to Oakland but who can work from a home office located in the state of California will also be considered. The priority deadline to apply is Friday, July 10, though applications will continue to be reviewed on a rolling basis. Help us spread the word!

Learn more details and apply here: edtrustwest.info/hiring6

Learn how to turn the fear of leading through uncertain times into action with keynote speaker Darryl Bellamy Jr. at ! View the full agenda and register today.

Learn more: edtrustwest.info/Agenda-S-2026

“EdTrust-West is the team I can call up for support any time, that stands next to us in the halls of the state Capitol, and that develops resources actually designed to meet community advocacy needs.” - Rev. Samuel Casey, Founder and Executive Director of Congregations Organized for Prophetic Engagement (COPE)

✨ For 25 years, our community has led the way. Our partners’ voices remind us that change is a shared effort. Join us at Ed Equity Forum 2026 to celebrate ! www.EdEquityForum.org

We've seen incredible wins for dual enrollment—a proven strategy to help more students access college! Now we must protect that progress. Without dedicated funding, the infrastructure and partnerships built over the last several years are at risk of withering. Learn why continued investment is vital:

To Deliver on Dual Enrollment’s Promise, California Must Act Now California Must Act Now to Expand Dual Enrollment Access Dual enrollment helps students get a head start on college—but too many are still left out. California must invest $100M in college pathways and pass AB 1871 to remove barriers and expand equitable access.

🌈 Pride Month is a time to celebrate identity, uplift voices, and break down barriers—and that includes access to college pathways.

"Nearly one in ten Californians (9.5%) identify as LGBTQ+ – a higher share than the national average (8.3%) and one that surpasses any other highly populated state. Furthermore, a third (33%) of q***r and/or trans (QT) people attended community colleges at some point as an on-ramp to attaining their educational goals. Research suggests that q***r and trans students have high educational aspirations but are discouraged from pursuing higher education by less-than-welcoming, and sometimes outright discouraging, experiences along their educational pathways."

Read the full blog, The Rainbow Road: Strengthening Dual Enrollment Pathways for Q***r and Trans Students’ Postsecondary Success, by Ángel de Jesús González here:

The Rainbow Road: Strengthening Dual Enrollment Pathways for Q***r and Trans Students’ Postsecondary Success EdTrust-West is committed to uplifting original research on the intersectional experiences of students across race, income, gender, and language, to advance policies and practices that dismantle […]

The numbers are clear: Black and Latino students continue to face inequitable outcomes. What comes next is up to all of us—add your voice and take action to push for meaningful change: https://prod.cdn.everyaction.com/emails/van/EDUTR/EDUTR/1/58379/rIz6fYR6RPlnNpTd-zfgNnMdWMH0i76YJb190BDjYuE_archive

National Test Scores Show More Needed for Black and Latino Students Statement of EdTrust President and CEO Denise Forte on NAEP Long-Term Trend Results

Just Equations’ new report, Calculated Barriers, documents seminal events that have constrained Black students’ access to quality math education—and offers a new vision for math education with policy actions for states, systems, and institutions to promote equitable outcomes for all students.

Read the report: bit.ly/calculated-barriers