Tool / Toolkit
How to Read the LCAP to Track Equity English
Public Advocates
A infographic guide to understanding Local Control Accountability Plans.
Tag: California
Tool / Toolkit
How to Read the LCFF Budget Overview for Parents
Public Advocates
A infographic guide to understanding the information provided in school districts' local control funding formula (LCFF) budgets.
Tool / Toolkit
Timeline for LCFF Advocacy English
Public Advocates
A infographic depicting the annual schedule of Local Control Accountability Plan development.
Policy Brief/Proposal
Reflecting Back and Looking Forward
American Institutes for Research
A policy and practice brief examining the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on efforts to attain educational equity.
Policy Brief/Proposal
A Racial Justice Equity Plan to Recovery
Catalyst California
A plan for building and investing in student support systems for high need schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Policy Brief/Proposal
Student Equity Need Index
Catalyst California
A factsheet on the Student Equity Need Index (SENI), a student-based equity need index used to inform the allocation of funds to high need schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Graphic/Infographic
Map: Student Equity Need Index (SENI 2.0) in the Context of COVID-19
Community Coalition
A map infographic showing the percentage of Student Equity Need Index (SENI) schools in each COVID-19 index category in Los Angeles County, indicating that Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) schools overall are some of the LA County areas hit hardest by the pandemic.
Research/Report
Linked Learning Case Study: Antelope Valley Union High School District
Linked Learning Alliance
A case study examining the implementation of Linked Learning pathways at a public school district in southern California.
Research/Report
Linked Learning Case Study: Oakland Unified School District
Linked Learning Alliance
A case study examining the implementation of Linked Learning pathways at a public school district in Oakland, California.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
The Learning Curve: An Anthology of PUSD Student Stories
Pasadena Educational Foundation
An anthology of student stories published by Think Tank, a high school student-led initiative that was started during the COVID-19 pandemic at Pasadena Unified School District to help raise student voices on the issues they were confronting, including in district decision-making.
Research/Report
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Education 2021
Public Policy Institute of California
A report based on findings from a statewide survey on K-12 education conducted in 2021 in California.
Research/Report
Housing Inequality in Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
A study of homeownership, rental housing, and homelessness in Los Angeles.
Research/Report
Parks in Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
A report about why parks matter, and how they might better serve Los Angeles.
Research/Report
Welcoming Newcomers to Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
A study of the patterns of migration to California and Los Angeles.
Framework/Guide
Getting Better at Getting More Equitable, Part 2
WestEd
A framework for addressing racial inequities in education using equity-driven continuous improvement.
Policy Brief/Proposal
Ensuring Whole-Child Well-Being as a Foundation for Learning
American Institutes for Research
A policy and practice brief outlining opportunities to implement the science of learning and development to support students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Policy Brief/Proposal
The Career Pathways Approach
American Institutes for Research
A policy and practice brief interrogating the equity promise of career pathways.
Framework/Guide
Teaching and Learning During Uncertain Times: A Review of Learning Continuity and Attendance Plans
Californians Together
A report aimed at informing school district decision-making as California school districts crafted their 2021-24 Local Control Accountability Plans (LCAPs), highlighting the need to prioritize English learner (EL) students.
Research/Report
Linked Learning Case Study: Long Beach Unified School District
Linked Learning Alliance
A case study examining the implementation of Linked Learning pathways at a public school district in Long Beach, California.
Research/Report
Using Chronic Absence to Map Interrupted Schooling, Instructional Loss and Educational Inequity
Attendance Works
A report providing a national and state analysis of how chronic absence data can help guide strategies to address learning loss exacerbated by COVID-19.