Tag: District Reform

Story / Case Study / Commentary

Personalized Learning as Transformative Learning

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 Big Picture Learning in southern California.

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CFJ Youth Leaders Secure Major Wins in Long Beach & Fresno Unified

Californians for Justice

A blog post showcasing the achievements of youth organizers in Fresno and Long Beach Unified School Districts, highlighting their successful campaigns for expanding ethnic studies, paying students for their expertise, establishing wellness centers, and prioritizing student health and resources for Black students.

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Research/Report

Healing, Community, and Humanity: How Students and Teachers Want to Reinvent Schools Post-COVID

Harvard University, Graduate School of Education

The results of research about students' and teachers' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, which revealed themes of healing, community, and humanity as essential values for rebuilding schools.

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Renewing Our Promise: Research and Recommendations to Support California’s Long-Term English Learners

Californians Together

A report providing data and information about policy gains about California's long-term English learners (LTELs). Presents a roadmap with guidance for school districts seek to improve outcomes for English learner (EL) students.

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Policy Brief/Proposal

A Closer Look at Gov. Newsom’s Budget Proposal: Kindergarten through High School (K-12)

Education Trust, Inc.

A blog post delving into the details of California Governor Newsom's January 2021 budget proposal for K-12.

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Tool / Toolkit

From Crisis to Opportunity: Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan Checklist

Education Trust, Inc.

A checklist intended to provide an opportunity to ensure the students most deeply affected by school closures in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic received the support they needed to thrive in a distance learning environment.

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From Crisis to Opportunity: Recovering California’s Commitment to Equity – Assessment of Student Learning

Education Trust, Inc.

A guide to state and local considerations for assessing student learning in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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From Crisis to Opportunity: Recovering California’s Commitment to Equity – Digital Equity

Education Trust, Inc.

A guide to state and local considerations for addressing digital equity in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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From Crisis to Opportunity: Recovering California’s Commitment to Equity – Family and Educator Engagement

Education Trust, Inc.

A guide to state and local considerations for addressing family and educator engagement in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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From Crisis to Opportunity: Recovering California’s Commitment to Equity – Social Emotional Wellness

Education Trust, Inc.

A guide to state and local considerations for addressing social emotional wellness in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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From Crisis to Opportunity: Recovering California’s Commitment to Equity – Supporting Families with Distance Learning

Education Trust, Inc.

A guide to state and local considerations for supporting families to distance learning in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Reimagine and Rebuild California Schools

Education Trust, Inc.

A webpage released by a wide-ranging coalition of California organizations to offer resources that outline steps school districts and schools could take to rebuild and recover in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to meet and support the social-emotional and academic needs of students and lay the groundwork for long-term systemic transformation.

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Policy Brief/Proposal

Educators for Excellence Los Angeles Policy Agenda

Educators for Excellence

A policy agenda for Los Angeles Unified Schools built by district educators, featuring demands for culturally relevant and antiracist education, equitable funding, social emotional wellbeing, better compensation approaches tied to teacher pathways, more holistic assessments, and effective and 21st-century teacher preparation.

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Tool / Toolkit

Environmental Climate Change Leadership: Administrator Culminating Assessment

San Diego State University

An assessment intended to help prepare educational leaders for the effects of climate change on student learning.

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Research/Report

Still Fighting for Ethnic Studies

San Francisco State University

A book chapter exploring the origins, practices, and potential of community responsive pedagogy.

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Closing the Homework Gap in California

All4Ed

This report, produced by All4Ed in partnership with the Linked Learning Alliance and Small School Districts’ Association, found that 1.6 million children in California live in homes without high-speed internet, and more than 750,000 have no access to devices.