Tool / Toolkit
Host a Community Event Toolkit
March For Our Lives
A guide to hosting high-impact community events for political organizing.
Tag: School Safety
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
Voices from the Classroom 2022: A Survey of Los Angeles’s Educators
Educators for Excellence
The results of a survey questionnaire, developed by teachers, of 110 full-time public school teachers in Los Angeles, that dives into the top issues facing Los Angeles Unified School District.
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.
Tool / Toolkit
CALMI Resource Guidebook
Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation
A guide to labor-management partnership.
Graphic/Infographic
The Six Elements of Partnership
Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation
A graphic visualizing the Elements of Partnership; Launch, Build, Refine, Problem Solve, Grow and, Advance.
Research/Report
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Education 2022
Public Policy Institute of California
A report based on findings from a statewide survey on K-12 education conducted in 2022 in California
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.
Tool / Toolkit
Domestic Violence Resources
March For Our Lives
A collection of resources for attending to domestic and intimate partner violence.
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
Flexibility During COVID-19: What We Can Learn from California’s Use of Interim Assessments in the 2020-21 School Year
Education Analytics, Inc.
An article exploring the use of interim assessments during COVID-19 in California and their implications for measuring students' academic performance, providing insights on how this approach can be used to monitor and support student learning during uncertain times.
Tool / Toolkit
Mental Health Resources
March For Our Lives
A collection of resources to support mental health, including traumatic experiences related to gun violence.
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.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
Social-emotional Learning in the Federal Policy Landscape
New Venture Fund
A 30-minute webinar discussing the importance of federal engagement in ensuring education justice.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
What On-Track Measures Can Tell Us About High Schoolers During COVID-19: A Worrisome Pattern in Grades and Attendance
Education Analytics, Inc.
An article analyzing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on high school students by examining data on grades, attendance, and course-taking patterns in California districts, revealing a concerning trend of increased disengagement and struggling performance among many students.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Felicitas & Gonzalo Mendez High School: A Community School That Honors Its Neighborhood’s Legacy of Educational Justice
Learning Policy Institute
A research brief on the development of a community school in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Research/Report
Anti-Asian Bullying and Harassment: Symptoms of Racism in K-12 Schools During COVID-19
Education Trust, Inc.
A research brief discussing how Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) students face challenges associated with bullying because of their racial identity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Clear Values, Compassionate Leadership, and a Can-Do Attitude
Harvard University, Graduate School of Education
A blog post sharing the stories of school districts that faced the complex challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic with a human-centered approach that allowed their response to be nimble and agile.
Policy Brief/Proposal
Policy Brief/Proposal
The Five Forces Fueling Gun Violence
March For Our Lives
A position paper on the social, cultural, political, and economic forces fueling gun violence in America.