Innovate Public Schools is a power building organization dedicated to building the capacity of parents and families to organize, advocate, and demand high quality schools for their children.
We believe that the education system was not designed to serve all children, and that the biggest barrier to all children having access to an excellent school is a lack of political will to improve the system. We believe the voices and experiences of parents, families, and students should be elevated and centered in decisions about education.
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Innovate builds power for a more equitable education system...
in key areas throughout California, at the State level and nationwide. Our flagship programming provides foundational understanding of community organizing and trains community organizations, school leaders and parents to take action for a more equitable education system. With a people-based research and policy approach, we equip parents, families and advocacy organizations with the data driven tools they need to advocate for better educational outcomes in local school districts.
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Parent Leaders throughout California Organize for High Quality Education for Black & Brown Students. Read more in our latest Blog Entries.
Montalvin and Verde: What’s your plan?
Read last week’s post introducing Eric and Katherine Acosta-Verprauskus and their schools, Verde Elementary and Montalvin Elementary
“I think once you believe that every child can learn, but it’s up to the adults to get it right to make sure that happens, that changes everything,” says Eric Acosta-Verprauskus, the principal of the long-struggling Verde Elementary in North Richmond.
Fact Check: How are Oakland Charter Schools Really Doing?
Contrary to recent claims that Oakland charter schools are less effective than district schools in educating students, on average, charter schools in Oakland still perform better on average than traditional district schools in OUSD.
Montalvin and Verde: Two Richmond schools see huge challenges and opportunities
Two years ago, Eric Acosta-Verprauskus told his wife he was interviewing for a job as principal at Verde Elementary. The school had a reputation as an incredibly tough place to work. The last four principals had lasted an average of less than two years. “All the terrible things you hear about rough public schools were true here,” says Mr. Acosta-Verprauskus.
Latest CA Test Scores Show the State is Failing African American and Latino Students
The latest California state test scores show that while schools and districts have made gains overall, wide gaps in student achievement persist between low-income, African American and Latino students and their peers. Overall, proficiency rates are up 5% in English and 4% in math statewide. However, scores still show huge achievement gaps. In English, just 37% of Latinos and 31% of African American students have reached proficiency compared to 64% of white students and 76% of Asian students.
How to Read Your Child’s Test Results: Interpreting 2015-16 CAASPP Student Score Reports
CAASPP Student Score Reports seem complicated — here’s how to figure them out and understand how your child performed on the state test.
