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Bring Preschool to Third Grade Coherence to Your District Beginning in May 2023 we will start a new network focused on improving preschool to third grade coherence in the service of students. To learn more about how your district can join us, click the link below or email our Director of Program Sustainability & Growth, […]
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Fall Convenings Focus on Hardwiring Change for Students During the second half of September more than 25 districts came together in Burbank to kick off their On Track work for the 22-23 school year. While the experience of districts ranged from teams in their fifth year to teams just starting this work, all of the […]
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Focus on Our Youngest Learners This fall is a historic one all across California as we welcomed more Transitional Kindergarten students than ever before! As exciting as it is to see these four year oldson our campuses, it is important to remember that this historic step is the starting line rather than the finish line. […]
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A letter from the Executive Director: As we look ahead to a new school year it is important to take a moment to look back and recognize the thousands of educators across this state who worked so tirelessly over the last two plus years. At California Education Partners, we sincerely appreciate your commitment to students when […]
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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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