Webinar / Video / Podcast
Prejudice and Pride
Facing History and Ourselves
A video detailing the creation of the Chicano identity.
Tag: Race and Equity
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Driving with the Brakes On: Why Are We Trying to Do Liberatory Practices within an Authoritarian Paradigm?
Harvard University, Graduate School of Education
A blog post questioning why education holds onto old notions of order, control, and authority while trying to embrace newer ideas around inquiry, self-direction, and liberation.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Policies That Erase Black, Brown or LGBTQ Youth Are a Crisis
KP Catalysts, LLC
An opinion essay about the alarming decline in youth mental health exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the importance of social-emotional learning, teacher training, and school connectedness to address mental health issues and support marginalized youth in schools.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Social Justice Humanitas Academy Brief
Learning Policy Institute
A brief summarizing key components of school design at play at the Social Justice Humanitas Academy in Los Angeles Unified School District.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
How to Build a Strong and Diverse Teaching Profession
Partnership for the Future of Learning
A 5-minute animated video summarizing a set of policy and strategy recommendations to recruit, prepare, develop, and retain high-quality teachers and bring greater racial, ethnic, and linguistic diversity to the teaching profession.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
To Find More Bilingual Teachers, California Needs to Cast a Wider Net
Sobrato Early Academic Language (SEAL) Program
An article highlighting the shortage of bilingual teachers in California and the need to expand bilingual programs by addressing the lack of teacher preparation programs and encouraging current teachers to receive training in bilingual education, while also emphasizing the importance of personalized support and community outreach in recruiting potential bilingual teachers.
Framework/Guide
Supporting California’s Children Through a Whole Child Approach: A Field Guide for Creating Integrated, School-Based Systems of Care
WestEd
A field guide for both local education agencies (LEAs) and state leaders, with details and implementation guidance on a wide variety of cross-sector initiatives to support the whole child.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
California School News April 2022
California School Boards Association
A monthly newsletter covering all aspects of public school governance, with a feature story on school board impact during Legislative Action Week.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
We Must Focus on Equity as California Tackles Declining Enrollment to Ensure That Equity is Central to the Design of Any Solution Adopted
Children Now
An article highlighting the paradox of California schools having more money than ever but facing staff layoffs due to declining student enrollment, and it proposing the establishment of a "Declining Enrollment Dividend Fund" to reinvest the savings from reduced funding back into schools to address the issue.
Research/Report
Parent Teacher Home Visits Implementation Study
Parent Teacher Home Visits
An analysis of how the Parent Teacher Home Visits model is practiced in four school districts across the United States.
Tool / Toolkit
Trusting Relationships First: A Toolkit for Healing and Recovery
Parent Teacher Home Visits
A toolkit to lead users through a deep reflection process that helps to organize their efforts to create conditions for effective home-school partnerships.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Investing in Bilingual Teachers
Sobrato Early Academic Language (SEAL) Program
An article describing the efforts in Oak Grove School District in California to address the bilingual teacher shortage through activities and resources to help teachers increase their pedagogical knowledge and skills as they obtained bilingual authorization.
Research/Report
Keeping an Eye on Equity in Bilingual Education
Sobrato Early Academic Language (SEAL) Program
An article about the work of the Sobrato Early Academy Language (SEAL) Program's efforts to reduce inequities in bilingual education by fostering ideological clarity among bilingual teachers and the meaningful engagement of Spanish-speaking families.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
We Are Going to Be Just Fine
All4Ed
A podcast featuring discussion with Michael McCormick, superintendent of Val Verde School District
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Attendance Works! An On the Record Interview with Hedy Chang
KP Catalysts, LLC
A Q&A with Hedy Chang, the founder and executive directory of Attendance Works, about the importance of studying chronic absenteeism as an equity issue, the use of data to address gaps in improving student attendance and engagement, and the role of young people in developing solutions to student absenteeism.
Research/Report
San José Public Library Foundation February 2022 Impact Report
San José Public Library Foundation
A short impact report featuring images, graphics, charts, and words from February 2022 about the SJ Aspires program, which partners directly with San José high school to give students the opportunity to claim scholarship dollars that they can use for education after high school by completing activities aligned with college and career readiness.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
LCFF Case Study: Lynwood
University of California, Los Angeles Center for Transformation of Schools
A 2-minute video about the implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula at Lindbergh Elementary in the Lynwood Unified School District.
Policy Brief/Proposal
Educational Leadership in Crisis
American Institutes for Research
A policy and practice brief exploring how some California school district leaders responded to the initial and continuing COVID-19 crisis.
Policy Brief/Proposal
First Look: Understanding the Governor’s Proposed 2022-23 State Budget
California Budget & Policy Center
A report outlining key pieces of the 2022-23 California budget proposal and exploring how the governor prioritized spending and determined cuts.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Standardized Test Scores In California Fell During Year In Distance Learning
Children Now
An article highlighting the significant decline in standardized test scores among California students, especially those who underwent distance learning during the 2020-2021 academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.