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COVID-19 Rapid Response

Catalyst California, with the support and advice of several partners, is releasing policy briefs, research, and letters to bring awareness to the racial inequities unearthed by this pandemic and offering concrete recommendations to the officials that represent Californians.  California will overcome this crisis by ensuring education policy, budgeting, and democracy issues are informed by those impacted most by COVID-19 – low-income communities of color.

The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the nature of our everyday lives in unprecedented ways. As the virus spreads, it has exposed the realities of inequality across the country. In California, the pandemic is impacting student success, community representation, and the health of many.

Catalyst California, with the support and advice of several partners, is releasing policy briefs, research, and letters to bring awareness to the racial inequities unearthed by this pandemic and offering concrete recommendations to the officials that represent Californians.  California will overcome this crisis by ensuring education policy, budgeting, and democracy issues are informed by those impacted most by COVID-19 – low-income communities of color.

COVID-19: STATEWIDE VULNERABILITY & RECOVERY INDEX

Our COVID-19: Statewide Vulnerability & Recovery Index is a new tool that provides policymakers and advocates with actionable data to chart a path to a more equitable post-pandemic future. State and local leaders should lean into and use the Index to eradicate systemic racism entrenched in our public systems so that all Californians can thrive.

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Statewide Report: How Race Fuels a Pandemic

Catalyst California as part of the RACE COUNTS initiative released How Race Fuels a PandemicThe interactive report shows how California’s COVID-19 response has been unequal and mishandled,exacerbating a pandemic of inequality that has extracted an indisputable toll on Latinx, Black, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, and Native American communities. It is imperative that our leaders understand there cannot be an economic recovery until the pandemic is contained and under control.

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Making Good on California's Promise to Our Students: Centering Racial Equity in the 2020 Budget

California has the opportunity to innovate, learn from these difficult times, and direct a powerful response that recognizes how the pandemic and structural racism disproportionately impact the educational, economic, and health outcomes of Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and other people of color. As we work to rebuild and create stronger, more resilient communities, our state leaders must embrace racial equity and ensure systemic infrastructure investments in our K-12 public education and early care and education (ECE) systems.

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