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.
Tag: Student Engagement
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Is California Adequately & Equitably Investing in its Public School Facilities?
University of California, Berkeley
A blog post summarizing the findings of a study conducted by the Center for Cities and Schools at the University of Berkeley, which assesses the adequacy and equity of investments in California's public school facilities, and provides recommendations for the state leadership to improve their investment practices in order to support high-quality, equitable education and address issues related to aging infrastructure, deferred maintenance, and limited capital funding opportunities.
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
Nearly 152,000 California students are missing out on an education, new analysis shows
Children Now
A news report on the drop in school enrollment during and following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Creating universal school meals
California School Boards Association
A magazine story about about how schools in California are using innovative farms, from-scratch cooking, and local produce to ensure all students can access healthy, delicious food.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
California School News February 2023
California School Boards Association
A monthly newsletter covering all aspects of public school governance, with a feature story on Gov. Newsom's January 2023 budget proposal.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
OK. So We Are Listening to Student Voices… Now What? Inclusive Strategy for Educational Transformation
Harvard University, Graduate School of Education
A blog post describing how Deeper Learning is an inclusive, emergent strategy that educators can use to move from listening to student voices to taking action on their ideas and recommendations to transform the learning experience.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Adults Need Calming Rooms, Too
KP Catalysts, LLC
An opinion essay about the importance of creating calm and supportive spaces to address mental health concerns, while also highlighting the contradiction in restricting students' freedom to explore real-world issues and make decisions.
Research/Report
San José Public Library Foundation 2023 Impact Report
San José Public Library Foundation
A short impact report featuring images, graphics, charts, and words from 2023 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.
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.
Research/Report
Building Authentic School-Family Partnerships Through the Lens of Social and Emotional Learning
CASEL: Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning
A report focusing on the conditions and guiding actions to foster authentic school-family partnerships. Part of a series that aims to help the field imagine new, more expansive and equitable approaches to social and emotional learning (SEL).
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.
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.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Chronic absences rise to record levels in California, but so do graduation rates
Children Now
An analysis of recent data published on the California School Dashboard.
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.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
All In
Big Picture Learning
A video that shows what happened when schools in northern California discovered Big Picture Learning.
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.