Policy Brief/Proposal
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.
Tag: High School Design
Tool / Toolkit
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.
Tool / Toolkit
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.
Tool / Toolkit
What is Dual Enrollment? A Brief Guide for Students and Families
Education Trust, Inc.
A one-page brochure to support students and families in understanding the basics around dual enrollments.
Framework/Guide
Deeper Learning Dozen 2022-2023 Playbook
Harvard University, Graduate School of Education
An overview of the Deeper Learning Dozen experience.
Tool / Toolkit
Golden State Pathways
Linked Learning Alliance
A resource about a grant program to improve college and career readiness in California high schools.
Tool / Toolkit
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.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Encinal Students Featured on KQED’s Youth Takeover Week
KQED Inc.
A news story about a youth broadcasters from Encinal Jr. Sr. High School.
Research/Report
Learning Through Radical Partnership: Developing Leadership Capacity in Leadership Candidates, Current District Leaders, and University Partners
California State University Fullerton
An article exploring how a leadership preparation partnership between a university and an urban high school fosters learning across candidates, school district leaders, and partner faculty.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
The Future of Smart Podcast
Grantmakers for Education
A 17-episode series of podcasts exploring ideas at the intersection of education, equity, and philanthropy that point us towards a radical re-envisioning of our education system.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
Rockin’ Career Tech in High School
All4Ed
A podcast featuring discussion with Brian Miller, Principal of Regional Occupational Programs at Kern High School in Bakersfield, CA.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
The Power Of Us Comes From Fully Being Us and Fully Seeing Them
KP Catalysts, LLC
An opinion essay about the importance of the Power of Us Survey by the American Institutes for Research, which provides valuable data on the youth workforce in various settings, including challenges related to staff shortages and diversification, emphasizing the significance of relationships in the learning and development ecosystem.
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).
Webinar / Video / Podcast
All In
Big Picture Learning
A video that shows what happened when schools in northern California discovered Big Picture Learning.
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
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.
Research/Report
Practices of Promise: Exploring Ways to Share the Power Toward Equitable Decision-Making
CASEL: Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning
A snapshot of how Portland Public Schools developed a new, promising approach to program selection in their efforts to implement social and emotional learning (SEL).
Research/Report
Learning Priorities for Advancing Equitable Dual Enrollment in California
Engage R+D
A description of key findings and further questions surfaced by the Career Ladders Project (CLP) and Engage R+D when they asked K-12 education leaders and their partners about efforts to implement dual enrollment in California high schools.
Research/Report
Principal Learning Opportunities and School Outcomes Brief
Learning Policy Institute
A summary of the impact of professional development for principals.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
Introduction to the Linked Learning Approach (October 2022)
Linked Learning Alliance
An 82-minute video webinar about the Linked Learning approach.