An article describing the challenge faced by the California State Board of Education as stagnant test results could require hundreds of school districts to seek county assistance due to their failure to raise English language arts and math scores, prompting consideration of changes to the criteria for rating schools and districts to reduce the number of poorly performing districts.

A brief examining what it takes to implement continuous improvement approaches in K-12 education systems.

A summary of findings from a study examining whether and how Parent Teacher Home Visits helps to interrupt implicit biases that educators and families may have about each other.

An information feedback report on the evolution of California's education reform enacted in 2013-2014, which radically redefined the policy direction in education based on the principle of decentralization of resources to local levels, expressed in the new Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF).

A policy and practice brief examining how user-centered design can help the implementation of Local Control Funding Formula.

A handbook for state and local education leaders that includes information about why engagement is essential to planning, strategies for making engagement more effective, and tools for building an engagement strategy.

A training presentation to help lend an understanding of how to use the California School Dashboard to engage in dialogue around district and school data to contribute to shared decision-making.

A template PowerPoint presentation for school district administrators to help initiate and facilitate community engagement in budget planning during the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) development process.

A brief guide for California school and district leaders outlining two steps for engaging stakeholders in the school budgeting process.

A template board resolution for school district administrators related to budget engagement and accessibility in the light of California's Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF).

Recommendations and examples of districts using Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) funds to increase early learning options for families of color, families facing poverty, and families of dual language learners.

A report tracking the distribution of $3.8 billion in local control funding formula (LCFF) funds in Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) from 2013 to 2017.

An article highlighting the discussion and disagreements within the California State Board of Education over the next version of the state's plan to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

An op-ed criticizing the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) in California for not fulfilling its promises to direct additional resources to help English learners, foster children, and impoverished students.

A discussion of a report from the student advocacy organization Education Trust-West, which highlights the need for more transparency and innovative approaches to distributing funding under the Local Control Funding Formula in California, as the infusion of funding hasn't yet resulted in visible improvements for low-income students and English learners.

A guide to developing more effective collaborative problem solving with a focus on equity and labor-management partnership.

A handout detailing legal requirements districts must meet for stakeholder engagement under the Local Control Funding Formula.

A tool to support state education agencies (SEAs) in planning and implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

A case study about the concept of Professional Capital in action at Corona Norco Unified School District in California, describing the district's core strategies to create system coherence and cultivate professional capital.

A case study about the concept of Professional Capital in action at Fresno Unified School District in California, describing the district's core strategies to create system coherence and cultivate professional capital.