In spite of recent efforts to address inequality in California schools, the data show consistent patterns of inequality of student outcomes based on race, ethnicity, language, special education, and poverty; persistent state education policy problems impact already disadvantaged students most severely.

Check out the equity brief

Partners for Each and Every Child and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) created this second handbook to support local engagement under ESSA. We hope that local leaders will use these resources together to better and more collaboratively include students, families, educators, and partners into the policymaking and implementation process.

Partners for Each and Every Child, the Dignity in Schools Campaign, and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. have developed this toolkit to serve as a call to action and to empower parents, families, caregivers, students, and other community members with the information and tools they need to take action on ESSA in schools.

Read the full toolkit for tips on how community colleges and Sheriff's Departments can work together to offer high-quality college education inside county jails. 

This new publication applauds the unprecedented growth in the number of California colleges teaching in correctional facilities and reaching formerly incarcerated students in the community, but warns of failure if the state does not focus on quality and sustainability.