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2022 Spring Convening Recap Between April 26th and May 12th, the Ed Partners team was thrilled to welcome back district teams from all five of our collaborations to in person convenings for the first time since January 2020. It was fantastic to reconnect with our 8th Grade and College On Track teams and to bring […]
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In partnership with San Francisco Unified School District Leaders, Stanford University researchers work found ethnic studies courses increase longer-run academic engagement and attainment Anti-racist curricula and teaching methods are a potentially potent way for schools to better promote a just society and improve educational outcomes for low-income students, students of color, and all students. Ethnic […]
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On Track for Improvement: Leveraging the power of a network to improve student results Carnegie Summit 2022 Congratulations to the Elk Grove Unified team for their presentation last week at the Carnegie Summit on Improvement in Education. EGUSD has been part of the College On Track collaboration sine 2018. Their presentation titled “On Track for Improvement: Leveraging […]
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Pre-K to 3rd Grade: A Small District’s Big Commitment Today, March 7th, Ed Partners was proud to present alongside Buttonwillow Elementary School district at the annual Small School District Association (SSDA) Conference in Sacramento. This session focused on Buttonwillow’s effort to build an academic and structural bridge between their preschool and kindergarten-3rd programs as part […]
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This report examines two districts—Azusa Unified and Dinuba Unified—that have begun to shift district structures, policies, and culture to have a measurable effect on student outcomes. Both districts have committed to reducing the D/F rate for students (eighth graders in Dinuba and ninth graders in Azusa) as part of a learning community led by California […]
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The Promise of Transitional Kindergarten Creating a 14th grade in our public schools is a game changer, especially for students who come from socioeconomically disadvantaged homes and students who are English Learners. The investment of nearly $3 billion over the next four years is a watershed event in California public education. Given the current challenges of […]
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Lessons from the CALLI Collaboration Improving student performance, especially that of those learners who experience poverty, disabilities, language barriers, or some combination of these factors, is an ongoing challenge for many, if not all, school districts. It can be particularly so for smaller or more geographically isolated districts that, compared to their larger urban counterparts, […]
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January 25th 10am-11am (PST) – Register Here Improving student performance, especially that of those learners who experience poverty, disabilities, language barriers, or some combination of these factors, is an ongoing challenge for many, if not all, school districts. It can be particularly so for smaller or more geographically isolated districts that, compared to their larger […]
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CALLI Collaboration Capstone Over the course of five academic years (2016-2021), 27 participating districts focused on deepening their learning and improving student outcomes in one of our three focal areas: High School Math, Academic Language and Early Literacy. With the support of Ed Partners’ program managers, teams engaged in deep learning and systems improvement work that […]
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Stronger Together California Education Partners staff members have worked at every level of school systems and have the honor of partnering with administrators, principals, teachers and families to remove unfair barriers standing in the way of our students. Thank you for being a collaborator in this work. I’m excited to share with you our very first edition […]
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