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IDEA Holds Educational Opportunity Report Trainings for Parents and Grassroots Organizations

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  • 07-30-2009
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February 24, 2009

The most recent UCLA IDEA Educational Opportunity Report is helping communities stay informed about their schools. The report – which documents 1) the sub par schooling conditions in California as compared to other states and 2) the racially unequal distribution of resources within the state – is being distributed widely to parents and grassroots organizations.

 

IDEA researcher Julie Flapan said, “By bringing the report to different groups, we help them build the capacity to use the research in more powerful ways.”

 

On the release date of the report, February 24, IDEA shared the findings with its partner organizations, a coalition of community groups called the Educational Justice Collaborative. In a workshop in Sacramento, IDEA director John Rogers and others discussed the multiple parts of the report, all of which are available on-line, at www.EdOpp.org. Website visitors will find a database with information on individual schools across the state and PDFs of reports for individual legislative districts and the state as a whole. 

 

Another way IDEA shares the findings of the report is through workshops for parents. In these workshops, IDEA communications specialist Claudia Vizcarra demonstrates to parents how to use the on-line database to stay informed about the quality of their children’s schools.

 

Vizcarra said, “The information in the report is really eye-opening and we want to put it in the hands of parents so they can use it to help improve the conditions in their schools.” 

 

IDEA also provides specific analyses of the Educational Opportunity Report data for various organizations. Since the report was first published several years ago, various organizations have often contacted IDEA requesting information on specific topics, such as dropouts, access to college prep courses, and overcrowding. For this year’s report, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) requested individual reports regarding its seven sub-districts.

 
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