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: Restorative Justice
Policy Brief/Proposal
The Equity 8 – California’s Key Legislative Proposals: 2023
Education Trust, Inc.
Ed Trust-West's annual analysis of the California budget and proposed legislation for 2023, identifying 8 key proposals with the potential to advance educational equity and justice for California’s students and educators.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
California Legislature Considers Bills Prohibiting Expulsions, Suspensions of Drunk or High K-12 Students
Children Now
A report on Assembly Bill 599 proposing to ban suspending or expelling students from school for drug and alcohol infractions.
Research/Report
Realizing the Promise of LCFF: Recommendations from the First Ten Years
Public Advocates
A report presenting recommendations for improving implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
Trauma-Informed Education: What governance teams need to know
California School Boards Association
A webinar to help governance teams understand the principles and strategies of equity-centered, trauma-informed education so that they can effectively support their local students, staff, and families as they navigate a range of mental health challenges and ongoing pandemic recovery.
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
New Guidance on Investing Federal Relief Funds to Address Absenteeism
Attendance Works
A summary of the December 2022 U.S. Department of Education guidelines for how local education agencies can use federal COVID-19 relief funds to address chronic absenteeism, lagging student engagement, and learning loss.
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
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
Bright Spots: Schools & Organizations Cultivating Excellence in Los Angeles Black Youth
University of California, Los Angeles Center for Transformation of Schools
A report analyzing schools and organizations in Los Angeles County with a history of illuminating paths toward academic success for the Black students they serve.
Research/Report
Nothing About Us Without Us: Youth Voice, Power, and Participation
University of California, Los Angeles Center for Transformation of Schools
A case study demonstrating how East Side Union High School District in San Jose, in partnership with Californians for Justice, a youth-led educational justice organization, is utilizing the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) to develop student voice, power, and participation.
Policy Brief/Proposal
The Equity 8 – California’s Key Legislative Proposals: 2022
Education Trust, Inc.
Ed Trust-West's annual analysis of the California budget and proposed legislation for 2022, identifying 8 key proposals with the potential to advance educational equity and justice for California’s students and educators.
Research/Report
Educating Toward a Multiracial Democracy in California
University of California, Los Angeles Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
A report examining what it means to design schools and instructional approaches that support students developing as members of a multiracial society.
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.
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
Equity is Justice!
Community Coalition
An in-depth report from the Equity Alliance for LA's Kids about the regional power ecosystem in Los Angeles that led a campaign that resulted in significant policy wins and shifts in organizational culture in support of students in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).
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
Developing High Quality School Leaders in Every Setting
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 Garden Grove Unified School District.
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
Building Resilience Among Educators
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 Riverside County.