Policy Brief/Proposal
The 2023-2024 State Budget Must Address Under-Investment In Kids
Children Now
A statement released by Children Now in response to California Governor Gavin Newsom's 2023-2024 state budget proposal.
Tag: California
Tool / Toolkit
Racial Equity Messaging and Resources
Los Angeles Education Partnership
A collection of resources to support work towards changing inequitable systems.
Framework/Guide
Model Procedures for the Identification, Voluntary Placement, and Induction of Students into Continuation High Schools in California
Stanford University Graduate School of Education, John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities
A model guide for the placement of students into California's continuation high schools developed by the California Advisory Task Force on Alternative Schools and co-sponsored by the Education Options Council of the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA).
Research/Report
Pension Debt Challenges for Equity in Education
The Opportunity Institute
A report about the effect of teacher pension debt costs on K-12 education funding in California.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Science instruction needs the same attention as math and English
Children Now
An opinion piece arguing for increased attention on STEM learning opportunities for all school children, with an examination of career and higher education trends related to STEM.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Chronic absences rise to record levels in California, but so do graduation rates
Children Now
An analysis of recent data published on the California School Dashboard.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
All In
Big Picture Learning
A video that shows what happened when schools in northern California discovered Big Picture Learning.
Tool / Toolkit
Guide to School Funding and the State Budget Process
California Budget & Policy Center
A guide describing the California state budget, budget process, and why they matter for K-12 students and schools; written to equip Californians with the tools to effectively engage decisions makers and advocate for fair and just policy choices.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Labor-Management in Times of Crisis
Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation
A case study on labor-management response to the COVID-19 Pandemic at St. Helena Unified School District.
Research/Report
Grim Fiscal Forecast for CA K12 Education
The Opportunity Institute
An article that lays out the future of education funding in California, why spending is at an all-time high, why revenues are declining, and why it's time to develop policy alternatives to the revenue structure.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Dual Enrollment: Who’s in, who’s out
EdSource
A special report examining the rise in popularity of dual enrollment programs at community colleges and their related social and racial disparities.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Windfall for arts education with the likely passage of Proposition 28
Children Now
A news story on the impact of a $1 billion windfall addition to the California K-12 school budget to support drama, music, and other arts programs.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Suburban schools reflect the spectrum
California School Boards Association
A magazine article addressing the Local Control Funding Formula and concentration grants for several suburban school districts.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
California School News November 2022
California School Boards Association
A monthly newsletter covering all aspects of public school governance, with a feature story on declines in California assessments.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
California Announces Guaranteed Income Pilot Projects for Former Foster Youth
Fostering Media Connections
A news article about a $25 million project of the California Department of Social Services to fund seven guaranteed-income pilot projects serving pregnant women and young people aging out of the foster care system.
Research/Report
Where Are They Now? A Study of Dual Enrollment Students in the Kern Community College District
Foundation for California Community Colleges
A mixed methods study examining quantitative and qualitative outcomes for dual enrollment students in California's Central Valley region.
Tool / Toolkit
Quality Criteria for Systems of Performance Assessment for School, District, and Network Leaders
Learning Policy Institute
A tool to support school, district, and network leaders in examining their existing systems for evidence of the policies, structures, and features that enable the use of performance-based assessment in service of deeper learning for all students.
Research/Report
Gauging Good Stewardship: Is California Adequately and Equitably Investing in its Public School Facilities?
University of California, Berkeley
A report investigating the adequacy and equity of investment in California's public school facilities using a standards-based framework to understand patterns of investment levels.
Research/Report
Educating for a Diverse Democracy: The Chilling Role of Political Conflict in Blue, Purple, and Red Communities
University of California, Los Angeles Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
A study that assesses how the partisan context of schools relates to their political conflict and democratic practices.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
The pandemic erased years of academic gains in California
Children Now
A news story examining test scores that show a decline in student proficiency between 2019 and 2022.