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Tag: High School Design

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First Big Reform of California’s Education Funding Law Awaits Governor’s Signature

Children Now

An article about California Assembly Bill 1835, a significant reform to California's K-12 funding system, which aims to end a loophole that diverts funding away from high-needs students and advocates for accountability and transparency in spending to narrow achievement gaps.

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A Framework For Effectively Engaging Youth and Schools in Inclusive Resilience Planning

Berkeley Institute of Urban and Regional Development

A report describing the challenges faced by low-income young people of color in cities and their limited involvement in city planning processes, and proposing an equity-driven framework to guide and assess meaningful engagement, with a focus on resilience in the face of adversity and climate change, highlighting the Youth-Plan, Learn, Act, Now (Y-PLAN) initiative as a case study for fostering relationships between civic leaders and young people and creating more inclusive and innovative approaches to city planning.

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Y-PLAN Partnership Brief: Oakland African American Male Achievement Initiative

Berkeley Institute of Urban and Regional Development

A research brief describing a partnership between the UC Berkeley Center for Cities + Schools and the Oakland Unified School District's African American Male Achievement (AAMA) initiative, highlighting the Y-PLAN (Youth - Plan, Learn, Act, Now) program's role in improving education, fostering civic agency, and developing real-world skills through project-based civic learning experiences.

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Contra Costa Demonstration Site: Progress Update

National Center for Youth Law

A progress report of the National Center for Youth Law's learning, collaboration and achievements associated with their Contra Costa County demonstrate site focused on improving educational outcomes for students in foster care.

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FosterEd, Antelope Valley Progress Report Year Two

National Center for Youth Law

An analysis of the educational data from the 2019-2020 school year of the Center for Youth Law's work in Los Angeles County in partnership with Palmdale School District to support the individual needs of children in foster care and systems change at a district level.