A guide to help school board members minimize distraction and disruption related to misinformation about history and social studies, and keep the focus on students and what they need.

A blog post showcasing the achievements of youth organizers in Fresno and Long Beach Unified School Districts, highlighting their successful campaigns for expanding ethnic studies, paying students for their expertise, establishing wellness centers, and prioritizing student health and resources for Black students.

A book chapter exploring the origins, practices, and potential of community responsive pedagogy.

A blog post highlighting the achievements of youth leaders in Oakland and San Jose who successfully advocated for a restorative return to school by securing commitments for mental health support, wellness centers, and community-building initiatives in their respective school districts, celebrating the power of youth activism and previewing upcoming victories in other cities.

A study of the principles and practices that support whole child development at the Social Justice Humanitas Academy in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

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.

A peer-reviewed journal article examining how community-based civic action research can cultivate civic engagement, civic belonging, and shifts in civic stakeholders' perceptions of racially and economically minoritized youth's civic agency.

A research brief on the overlaps, synergies, and gaps between Linked Learning approaches and community schools strategies.

A study of civic learning in California school districts.

A video webinar about using Linked Learning pathways to build civic engagement among young people.

A summary of research findings related to the demand for, access to, and quality of civic learning opportunities in California.

An argument for a systemic approach for generating learning opportunities for students' informed participation in civic and political life.

A research brief describing a partnership between the UC Berkeley Center for Cities + Schools and the Oakland Unified School District's African American Male Achievement (AAMA) initiative, highlighting the Y-PLAN (Youth - Plan, Learn, Act, Now) program's role in improving education, fostering civic agency, and developing real-world skills through project-based civic learning experiences.

A report describing the challenges faced by low-income young people of color in cities and their limited involvement in city planning processes, and proposing an equity-driven framework to guide and assess meaningful engagement, with a focus on resilience in the face of adversity and climate change, highlighting the Youth-Plan, Learn, Act, Now (Y-PLAN) initiative as a case study for fostering relationships between civic leaders and young people and creating more inclusive and innovative approaches to city planning.

A 60 minute webinar interview with Dr. Henry Jenkins on the relationship between technology, learning, and civic engagement.

A webinar interview with actor and activist George Takei.

A webinar interview with civil rights icon Dolores Huerta.

A analysis of school districts' usage of LCFF funding on police and security.

A case study on this pivotal event in the history of Latinx civil rights, for use as an instructional module for classroom lessons on civics.

A guide that articulates Facing History’s unique approach to civic participation, which holds that reflection is a critical precursor to action.