Report / Research
Youth Civic Empowerment
YouthTruth
A report offering insight into the current state of youth civic empowerment, revealing troubling patterns of inequity in civic readiness.
Tag: California
Report / Research
Navigating Change: Strategies to Strengthen California High Schools Amid Declining Enrollment
Bellwether
A report providing guidance on how districts in California and elsewhere can respond to declining enrollment in ways that strengthen high schools.
Research/Report
On the Threshold of Change
California Youth Connection
A report using strategic foresight to develop a vision in response to the future forces that will dramatically change the lives of hundreds of thousands of young people who will experience foster care over the next decade as they make the difficult transition to adulthood.
Tool / Toolkit
Foster Youth Postsecondary Education Planning Resources
John Burton Advocates for Youth
Step-by-step guides providing detailed checklists, resources, and strategies to assist youth with lived experience in foster care to prepare for high school graduation and postsecondary education.
Research/Report
California’s Future is Clocked In: The Experiences of Young Workers
University of California, Los Angeles Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
A report focused on the conditions of young workers aged 16 to 24 in the state of California.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
How Bay Area Youth Distributed 2.4M
Northern California Grantmakers
A video about the Generational Recovery Fund (GRF), a youth-led, time-limited Bay Area regional pooled fund that invested in helping Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) youth to successfully navigate their recovery from the harms of COVID-19.
Framework/Guide
Expanding Horizons
Partnership for Children & Youth
A report that makes the case for investing in expaned learning for older youth, offers compelling evidence of their benefits, provides examples of what these programs look like in action, and charts a path forward for public policy advocates and education leaders.
Research/Report
School Funding Effectiveness: Evidence From California’s Local Control Funding Formula
Learning Policy Institute
A study investigating the impacts of LCFF-induced increases in per-pupil spending on student achievement and behavioral outcomes.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Districts must empower teachers to lead the way for whole-child education
University of South Carolina, College of Education
An op-ed arguing for and offering creative suggestions for schools to adopt whole-child approaches.
Research/Report
Put your money on the table: Interagency Coordination to Address the Crisis in Student Mental and Behavioral Health
WestEd
A report showing how county offices of education (COEs) play a critical role in coordinating and integrating services with other child-serving agencies to serve students and families more effectively.
Research/Report
Addressing Inequities in College Preparatory Course-Taking
University of California Davis, School of Education
A report examining the variation in statewide participation in college-prepatory courses, including A-G courses, college-credit coursework, and the level of math courses that students take their senior year.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Equitable School Funding
Californians for Justice
A webpage about the fight for equitable school funding and the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) in California.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
2023 California Scorecard of Children’s Well-Being
Children Now
An interactive online report that presents a comprehensive picture of children's health, education, and welfare in California's 58 counties for 2023.
Policy Brief/Proposal
The 2023 Pro-Kid Policy Agenda
Children Now
A comprehensive state-level policy roadmap to ensure that all California children have the necessary supports to reach their full potential.
Policy Brief/Proposal
Equity Alert: Black Students Need More from California’s Equity Multiplier
Education Trust, Inc.
This resource offers four recommendations to support Black student success, with a focus on the funding, Local Control Accountability Plans (LCAPs), and System of Support components of the California governor's 2023 budget proposal.
Tool / Toolkit
Joint Board Resolution: Dual Enrollment Equitable Expansion
Education Trust, Inc.
A sample joint board resolution template for K-12 and community college district (CCD) boards to commit to dual enrollment.
Tool / Toolkit
Jumpstart: A California Roadmap for Equitable Dual Enrollment Policy & Practice
Education Trust, Inc.
A brochure for K-12 and community college district leaders with recommendations for expanding dual enrollment access in their schools and communities.
Policy Brief/Proposal
The Equity 8 – California’s Key Legislative Proposals: 2023
Education Trust, Inc.
Ed Trust-West's annual analysis of the California budget and proposed legislation for 2023, identifying 8 key proposals with the potential to advance educational equity and justice for California’s students and educators.
Tool / Toolkit
What is Dual Enrollment? A Brief Guide for Students and Families
Education Trust, Inc.
A one-page brochure to support students and families in understanding the basics around dual enrollments.
Tool / Toolkit
Golden State Pathways
Linked Learning Alliance
A resource about a grant program to improve college and career readiness in California high schools.