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The Final Weekend

The Final Weekend

EPFP fellows enjoyed their final weekend with engaging workshops on higher education reform, education equity, and student success. Congratulations to the EPFP 2022-23 EPFP Cohort!

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A Whirlwind of Policy Weekend

A Whirlwind of Policy Weekend

EPFP fellows started their weekend by attending the Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) conference Celebrating 40 years of Evidence and Impact. Sessions included a retrospective look at the Local Control Funding Formula, equity in college access, English learners, preschool expansion, community schools, and a session with Dr. Michael Kirst (former State Board of Education president) and Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond (current State Board of Education president).

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Making Change from Where I Sit: Insights from West Ed’s Lupita Cortez Alcalá

Making Change from Where I Sit: Insights from West Ed’s Lupita Cortez Alcalá

In October 2022, the 2022-23 California Education Policy Fellows (EPFP) resumed in-person meetings for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. For our “Making Change from Where I Sit,” we invited Lupita Cortez Alcalá from WestEd to share about her career and journey. Learn how she worked to create access and opportunities to college and university for students of color to give them future career options in our latest Insights blog.

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A 2023 New Year Message from EdInsights’ Executive Director Dr. LeAnn Fong-Batkin

A 2023 New Year Message from EdInsights’ Executive Director Dr. LeAnn Fong-Batkin

As we begin 2023, I remain optimistic that the Education Insights Center (EdInsights) will focus on ways we can support California’s higher education system by informing policymaking and improving practice to create more equitable outcomes for students. These past few years have shown us that we can persevere, address equity issues (even in the midst of our racial and health pandemics), and care for our communities and each other.

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Policy, Leadership, and Networking: The Education Policy Fellowship Program’s Summer Alumni Event

Policy, Leadership, and Networking: The Education Policy Fellowship Program’s Summer Alumni Event

EPFP is a professional development program focused on education policy (both K-12 and postsecondary) that brings together fellows from across the state to provide professional development in policy, leadership, and networking. It is sponsored by the Institute for Educational Leadership, the state budget, and philanthropic funding from the Hewlett Foundation and College Futures Foundation. The program is entering its seventh year in 2022-23. As a statewide initiative, EPFP provides an opportunity for those from the K-12 and postsecondary practice and policy spheres to come together to break down silos that may exist in order to effectively create change.

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Looking Forward in 2022: A Message from Our Executive Director

Looking Forward in 2022: A Message from Our Executive Director

As the new Executive Director of EdInsights, I wanted to share some of my ideas and thoughts about where we are today and where we would like to go in 2022. EdInsights remains optimistic that together we can support students by identifying equity gaps and recommending improvements to the transitions that our students are experiencing as they move through our institutions.

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Dr. LeAnn Fong-Batkin Appointed as New Executive Director!

Dr. LeAnn Fong-Batkin Appointed as New Executive Director!

The Education Insights Center (EdInsights) is pleased to announce Dr. LeAnn Fong-Batkin as our new Executive Director. Dr. Fong-Batkin brings over two decades of K-12 and higher education policy experience from WestEd, the Foundation for California Community Colleges, Sacramento State, the California Department of Education, the California Community College Chancellor’s Office, and the California State Auditor. She has committed her career to social justice and equity for under-represented students.

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