Webinar / Video / Podcast
Prioritizing Student and Staff Health and Wellness
All4Ed
A webinar exploring wellness, support, and welf-care for teachers, school, and district leaders.
Tag: Student Engagement
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Healing and Re-Humanizing Our Education System
Harvard University, Graduate School of Education
A blog post exploring ways to healing towards a deeper kind of learning and definition of success for each and every student and adult in our educational system.
Research/Report
Linked Learning Youth Survey
Linked Learning Alliance
A summary of findings and insights drawn from a survey of young people involved in Linked Learning college and career pathways.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Pathways to postsecondary and economic success: A golden opportunity for California students
Linked Learning Alliance
An op-ed supporting a recent investment in workforce development and dual enrollment programs in California.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Why We Need to Keep an Eye on Equity in Bilingual Education
Sobrato Early Academic Language (SEAL) Program
A blog post discussing the importance of maintaining equity in bilingual education, highlighting the need for teacher training and family engagement to address inequities at the program, teacher, and student levels, while emphasizing the work of SEAL (Sobrato Early Academic Language) in promoting social justice and antiracist practices in bilingual classrooms.
Research/Report
From Policy to Plans
University of California Davis, School of Education
A broad analysis of opportunities for wide-scale reform in both education policymaking and implementation accountability in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research/Report
Policy and Planning in the Midst of Crisis
University of California Davis, School of Education
A report examining the legislative requirements of an educational policy that orchestrated large-scale local planning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research/Report
Serving English Learners During the COVID-19 Pandemic
University of California Davis, School of Education
A report highlighting the ways in which public K-12 school districts planned to support ELs during the first full academic year of the pandemic.
Research/Report
Getting California’s K-12 Students Back to School
California Budget & Policy Center
A report highlighting the decline in enrollment and attendance among California students, particularly students of color, students learning English, and students from low-income families, and emphasizing the need for state policymakers to implement policies that increase attendance rates, re-engage students who are not enrolled, and address the educational challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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
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
WestEd
A field guide to creating integrated school-based systems of care.
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.
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.
Research/Report
Student Outcomes and Parent Teacher Home Visits
Parent Teacher Home Visits
A report presenting the results of a research study showing a strong connection between the Parent Teacher Home Visits model and decreases in chronic absence rates, as well as increases in English Language Arts proficiency among students.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
Small But Mighty
All4Ed
A podcast featuring discussion with Lori Gonzalez, superintendent of El Nido Unified 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.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
What It Takes To Get and Keep Youth In School
KP Catalysts, LLC
An opinion essay about the lack of coverage in education media about the story of Black elementary school children being jailed for non-existent crimes, highlighting the importance of covering issues of injustice and inequity in schools and education systems.
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.