Tool / Toolkit
Strategic Arts Education Planning Guide
createCA
A technical guide to step-by-step planning for arts and arts education based on the Technology of Participation methods.
Tag: California
Policy Brief/Proposal
The Arts Bring Out the Best in Our Students
createCA
A flyer about the benefits of investing in arts education.
Tool / Toolkit
All In for Financial Aid Implementation Resources
Education Trust, Inc.
A compilation of implementation resources in support of California's new #Allin4FinancialAid policy.
Tool / Toolkit
Black Minds Matter: 2022 Fact Sheet
Education Trust, Inc.
A fact sheet with data about the progress and deficiencies that California has made on living up to its educational responsibilities to Black students and families.
Tool / Toolkit
Data Tool: Racial Disparities in Financial Aid Completion
Education Trust, Inc.
A data tool that shares financial aid completion by race and ethnicity; intended to help local decision-makers understand and address racial disparities in financial aid completion and to equip local education leaders with resources to take action to close racial/ethnic gaps in financial aid application completion.
Policy Brief/Proposal
Momentum: A Policy Agenda for Accelerating Racial Equity in California’s Education Systems in 2022
Education Trust, Inc.
A policy agenda recommending policy priorities around early learning and care, K-12 education, and college access and success.
Policy Brief/Proposal
Moving Forward Together: A Policy Agenda for Racial Equity in California Education Systems in 2023
Education Trust, Inc.
Recommended policy priorities for California education systems for pandemic recovery and progressive policymaking to advance racial equity in education.
Policy Brief/Proposal
The Equity 8 – California’s Key Legislative Proposals: 2022
Education Trust, Inc.
Ed Trust-West's annual analysis of the California budget and proposed legislation for 2022, identifying 8 key proposals with the potential to advance educational equity and justice for California’s students and educators.
Research/Report
Voices from the Classroom 2022: A Survey of Los Angeles’s Educators
Educators for Excellence
The results of a survey questionnaire, developed by teachers, of 110 full-time public school teachers in Los Angeles, that dives into the top issues facing Los Angeles Unified School District.
Tool / Toolkit
Equity is Justice: The Community-Led Fight for the Student Equity Need Index (SENI)
InnerCity Struggle
A slide presentation that provides background on the Student Equity Need Index (SENI) and how community was involved in winning, implementing, and benefiting from it.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Meet the Gold Certified Pathways
Linked Learning Alliance
Profiles of school districts that have achieved Gold Certification in the Linked Learning approach.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Meet the Silver Certified Pathways
Linked Learning Alliance
Profiles of school districts that have achieved Silver Certification in the Linked Learning approach.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Voices from the Movement
Linked Learning Alliance
A collection of stories about the impact of Linked Learning on the lives of students, as told by the students themselves.
Framework/Guide
About COYN
New Ways to Work
A document describing the California Opportunity Youth Network (COYN), including their mission, policy objectives, recent achievements, youth fellowships, members, and recent publications and presentations.
Research/Report
California Opportunity Youth Data Report 2022
New Ways to Work
A report that provides a high-level overview of California's disconnected, or "Opportunity Youth" population, published with the objective of drawing attention to a problem that requires immediate action, and to create collaborative recommendations for state and local policy.
Tool / Toolkit
My College Fair Resource Guide
OneFuture Coachella Valley
A resource guide to help middle and high school students and their families explore college and career pathways, financial aid and scholarships, and college and university programs. Available in both English and Spanish.
Tool / Toolkit
OneFuture Coachella Valley: College & Financial Aid Resources
OneFuture Coachella Valley
A portal to help students from low income communities and/or underrepresented backgrounds in college and higher career levels to access information about scholarships and financial aid resources.
Research/Report
Right to Literacy
Public Counsel
An overview of the literacy impact litigation undertaken by Public Counsel to affirm the right of all students to access to literacy, no matter their zip code, skin color, or economic status.
Research/Report
Housing Instability and Educational Outcomes of San Mateo County Youth
Stanford University Graduate School of Education, John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities
A research brief sharing key findings and recommendations for addressing the needs of youth who experience housing instability.
Research/Report
Nothing About Us Without Us: Youth Voice, Power, and Participation
University of California, Los Angeles Center for Transformation of Schools
A case study demonstrating how East Side Union High School District in San Jose, in partnership with Californians for Justice, a youth-led educational justice organization, is utilizing the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) to develop student voice, power, and participation.