Research/Report
A Rising Tide Appendix
University of California Davis, School of Education
A report containing data on county level participation in dual enrollment programs in California.
Tag: District Reform
Policy Brief/Proposal
Healing-Centered Community School Strategies Policy Brief
Community Schools Learning Exchange
A policy brief providing guidance for educators, policymakers, and advocates who wish to deploy state and federal recovery resources to address immediate student needs and build sustainable systems and practices that serve all students and advance equity.
Policy Brief/Proposal
Healing-Centered Community School Strategies Practice Brief
Community Schools Learning Exchange
A practice brief describing the core practices of implementing comprehensive community school strategies.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Clear Values, Compassionate Leadership, and a Can-Do Attitude
Harvard University, Graduate School of Education
A blog post sharing the stories of school districts that faced the complex challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic with a human-centered approach that allowed their response to be nimble and agile.
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.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
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.
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.
Research/Report
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.
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.
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.
Policy Brief/Proposal
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.
Policy Brief/Proposal
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.
Policy Brief/Proposal
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.
Policy Brief/Proposal
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.
Policy Brief/Proposal
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.
Tool / Toolkit
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.
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.
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.
Research/Report
Still Fighting for Ethnic Studies
San Francisco State University
A book chapter exploring the origins, practices, and potential of community responsive pedagogy.
Research/Report
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.