Tag: District Reform

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Coherence in Practice: Profiles, Tools and Strategies from California Education

Glen Price Group

This set of reports documents how California education organizations are developing strategies and tools to build coherence across initiatives and siloes.

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Community Schools in Los Angeles Unified: Transforming Teaching and Learning

Learning Policy Institute

This report examines how Los Angeles Unified built system-level supports for community schools while advancing inclusive environments, project-based learning, and career-connected high school pathways.

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Beyond One-Size-Fits-All Education Approaches: Rethinking California’s Alternative Education System

University of California, Los Angeles Center for Transformation of Schools

This report examines California’s alternative education system, including student demographics, school climate, academic outcomes, systemic barriers, and recommendations for more responsive supports.

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Community Schools in Lynwood Unified: Building Capacity for Districtwide Implementation

Learning Policy Institute

This report examines how Lynwood Unified rapidly scaled community schools districtwide by defining and developing the capacity of coordinators and aligning services around student and family needs.

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Community Schools in Rural California: Leveraging Shared Resources in West Kern County

Learning Policy Institute

This case study examines how a cross-district collaborative in Kern County leveraged shared resources to implement the community schools strategy in support of student success and well-being in a rural context.

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District Supports for Community Schools: How Systems Can Enable High-Quality Implementation

Learning Policy Institute

This brief synthesizes findings from case studies of three LEAs that support urban and rural community school networks, highlighting how they have supported and scaled effective community schools implementation in their unique settings.

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Navigating Declining Enrollment: A Toolkit for California District Leaders to Design Stronger Schools and Systems

Bellwether

A tool to help district leaders approach budget realignment strategically, offering practical resources and research-based guidance on redesigning school systems to improve student learning in a resource-constrained environment.

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Taking Reform to Scale: Learning from California Education Partners’ Collaborations

Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE)

The brief describes California Education Partners’ multistage approach to district systems change that helps address persistent barriers to improvement.

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The Costs of Conflict: The Fiscal Impact of Culturally Divisive Conflict on Public Schools in the United States

University of California, Los Angeles Graduate School of Education & Information Studies

A survey of school superintendents provides estimates of the fiscal and other costs of culturally divisive conflicts that are disrupting school districts, schools, and classrooms.

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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.

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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.

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Equitable School Funding

Californians for Justice

A webpage about the fight for equitable school funding and the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) in California.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Deeper Learning Dozen 2022-2023 Playbook

Harvard University, Graduate School of Education

An overview of the Deeper Learning Dozen experience.

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Local Control and Accountability Plan Resources

Los Angeles Unified School District

A collection of public engagement resources to support adoption of the Local Control and Accountability Plan.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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