2021-22 Budget Update
The 2021-2022 California State Budget provides an historic investment in our K-12 public education system. The budget invests a total of $123.9 billion overall in K-12 education, the highest level of […]
Blog Type: General
EL RISE! Year One Reflection
As part of state support for enacting the visionary 2017 CA English Learner Roadmap policy, the legislature and California Department of Education funded two Educator Workforce Incentive Grants, of which […]
Supporting Immigrant and Refugee Students: Considerations for School Leaders in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
With the ending of the school year and the uncertainty about the reopening in the fall, now is the time to develop plans to address the needs of immigrant and […]
Advocates start 2020 off right by showing up at the State Board of Education meeting
On January 8, 2020, ten well-informed advocates from across the state spoke passionately on behalf of English Learners at the California State Board of Education Meeting in Sacramento. Voicing both […]
Post Election: Resources and Actions to Support Safe & Secure Schools
Californians Together has as its mission to ensure that all children and specifically English Learners in our State have full access to a high quality 21st century education
Study of New School Accountability Plans Shows Districts Not Focused on Needs of English Learners
Report on 1st Year of LCAP Calls for Stronger State Guidance, More Local Commitment to Research-based Approaches and Stronger Engagement With EL Families & Communities A new report that reviewed the Local […]