Tool / Toolkit
Community Schools Story Map
Partnership for the Future of Learning
An interactive map of stories about community schools and the impact they're having across the United States.
Tag: California
Research/Report
Climate-Resilient California Schools: A Call to Action
University of California, Berkeley
A comprehensive report on the climate-driven impacts on children in California that addresses the full scope of the problems and lays out an immediately actionable plan for addressing them.
Research/Report
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Foster(ing) Youth in the California State University: Understanding the Vital Role of Campus Support Programs
University of California, Los Angeles Center for Transformation of Schools
A study providing an analysis of California State University's campus-based support programs for students with foster care experience.
Framework/Guide
The District’s Role in Community School Development
Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE)
A policy brief providing guidance for district leaders on approaches to shifting their own leadership to support flourishing community schools.
Policy Brief/Proposal
Is There a “Fiscal Cliff” on the Horizon for California School Districts? Planning for Financial Sustainability in an Uncertain Time
WestEd
A brief exploring the topic of funding sustainability within California K–12 education systems—particularly amid the influx of pandemic relief funding.
Research/Report
Community Schooling Issue 4
Berkeley Institute of Urban and Regional Development
A multimedia publication from the UCLA Center for Community Schooling featuring public scholarship to inform the collective struggle for democracy, justice, and public education.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
An Alternative Option for Newcomer High School Students with Interrupted Formal Schooling
Stanford University Graduate School of Education, John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities
A profile of California Alternative Education describing the efforts of Rudsdale Newcomer High School.
Graphic/Infographic
Fostering Statewide Prosperity Through California’s Opportunity Youth
New Ways to Work
An infographic sharing insights drawn from statisitics and data about opportunity youth and their disconnection from work and school.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Two dozen views on LCFF
Children Now
A collection of commentaries on LCFF in recognition of the law's 10th anniversary in 2023.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Encinal Students Featured on KQED’s Youth Takeover Week
KQED Inc.
A news story about a youth broadcasters from Encinal Jr. Sr. High School.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
Achieving School Alignment
All4Ed
A podcast featuring discussion with Dr. Lorraine Perez, Deputy Superintendent at the Santa Ana Unified School District.
Tool / Toolkit
Bilingual Teacher Shortage Threatens Students’ Bilingual Opportunity
California Budget & Policy Center
A fact sheet highlighting the shortage of bilingual education teachers in California, and emphasizing the importance of addressing this issue to ensure that all students, particularly those with home language assets, have access to an education that promotes biliteracy, offering cognitive benefits and increased competitiveness in the workforce.
Policy Brief/Proposal
First Look: Understanding the Governor’s 2023-24 May Revision
California Budget & Policy Center
A report outlining key pieces of the California governor's May 2023-24 Revision and exploring how the governor prioritized spending amid the first budget shortfall of his tenure.
Policy Brief/Proposal
California’s Major Investment in Universal Transitional Kindergarten
California Education Partners
A policy brief summarizing the challenges facing California's Universal Transitional Kindergarten (UTK), with recommendations for state policies that can align resources and support for high-quality implementation.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
Catalyzing Conversations on Coherence Webinar
Linked Learning Alliance
A webinar providing an overview of the state and federal funding streams that can be leveraged in concert with one another to launch relevant and rigorous pathways in communities and introduces a new suite of new tools and resources that can be used to further understanding of creating coherence in the high school and postsecondary experience.
Research/Report
Learning Through Radical Partnership: Developing Leadership Capacity in Leadership Candidates, Current District Leaders, and University Partners
California State University Fullerton
An article exploring how a leadership preparation partnership between a university and an urban high school fosters learning across candidates, school district leaders, and partner faculty.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
History of the Student Equity Need Index (SENI)
InnerCity Struggle
A Tik-Tok video explaining the Student Equity Need Index (SENI), the formula that determines funding for schools based on the individual needs of each school.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Beyond Teacher Leadership: The Role of Teachers as Learners, Innovators, and Designers for Whole Child Education
University of South Carolina, College of Education
An exploratory case study sharing the stories and strategies of two school districts that are committed to student-led learning, community schooling, and whole child education as well as supporting teachers as leaders.
Research/Report
The Promise and Opportunities of California’s Diverse Adolescent Students
Loyola Marymount University
A study of the "superdiverse" English Learner student population in California schools to provide further understanding of the cultural and linguistic diversity of secondary English Learners and their educational experiences.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
California Legislature Considers Bills Prohibiting Expulsions, Suspensions of Drunk or High K-12 Students
Children Now
A report on Assembly Bill 599 proposing to ban suspending or expelling students from school for drug and alcohol infractions.