Story / Case Study / Commentary
The Case for Arts Education
Children Now
An opinion piece arguing for the importance of arts education, espeically for students of color.
Tag: Race and Equity
Policy Brief/Proposal
First Look: Understanding the Governor’s Proposed 2023-24 State Budget
California Budget & Policy Center
A report outlining key pieces of the 2023-24 California budget proposal and exploring how the governor prioritized spending and determined cuts amid the first budget shortfall of his tenure.
Policy Brief/Proposal
The 2023-2024 State Budget Must Address Under-Investment In Kids
Children Now
A statement released by Children Now in response to California Governor Gavin Newsom's 2023-2024 state budget proposal.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
The Value of Unbounded Resources and Relationships
KP Catalysts, LLC
An opinion essay discussing the limitations on educational resources that acknowledge diversity and the importance of unbounded relationships outside of traditional school settings in helping students succeed.
Framework/Guide
Framework: Essentials for Community School Transformation
Learning Policy Institute
A framework and graphic that specifies the motivation, people, conditions, practices and infrastructure of Community Schools.
Tool / Toolkit
Racial Equity Messaging and Resources
Los Angeles Education Partnership
A collection of resources to support work towards changing inequitable systems.
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).
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Science instruction needs the same attention as math and English
Children Now
An opinion piece arguing for increased attention on STEM learning opportunities for all school children, with an examination of career and higher education trends related to STEM.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
AAPI Series: Funding Polynesian and Micronesian Populations
Grantmakers for Education
A webinar focusing on Polynesian and Micronesian communities and learners.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Taking Police Out of Schools — Different Paths, Same Lessons
KP Catalysts, LLC
An opinion essay commenting on the impact of replacing police officers in schools with different roles, emphasizing the importance of job expectations, staff attitudes, diversity, and community connections in ensuring effective and positive school safety measures.
Research/Report
Reorienting Public Education to Meet the Needs of Our Youth
The Opportunity Institute
A report sharing lessons learned from the Adolescent Learning and Development Project in Mississippi.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Dual Enrollment: Who’s in, who’s out
EdSource
A special report examining the rise in popularity of dual enrollment programs at community colleges and their related social and racial disparities.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Suburban schools reflect the spectrum
California School Boards Association
A magazine article addressing the Local Control Funding Formula and concentration grants for several suburban school districts.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
California School News November 2022
California School Boards Association
A monthly newsletter covering all aspects of public school governance, with a feature story on declines in California assessments.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
California Announces Guaranteed Income Pilot Projects for Former Foster Youth
Fostering Media Connections
A news article about a $25 million project of the California Department of Social Services to fund seven guaranteed-income pilot projects serving pregnant women and young people aging out of the foster care system.
Research/Report
Where Are They Now? A Study of Dual Enrollment Students in the Kern Community College District
Foundation for California Community Colleges
A mixed methods study examining quantitative and qualitative outcomes for dual enrollment students in California's Central Valley region.
Research/Report
Improving Trauma-Informed Education: Responding to Student Adversity With Equity-Centered, Systemic Support
National Education Policy Center
A research brief exploring the promise and challenges of trauma-informed education, and why trauma-informed education may best be designed as a system-wide commitment rather than an intervention.
Research/Report
Gauging Good Stewardship: Is California Adequately and Equitably Investing in its Public School Facilities?
University of California, Berkeley
A report investigating the adequacy and equity of investment in California's public school facilities using a standards-based framework to understand patterns of investment levels.
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).