Tag: Student Wellbeing

Story / Case Study / Commentary

School and District Bureaucracy Has Failed Us All. What Are Some Alternatives?

Harvard University, Graduate School of Education

A blog post about navigating the challenges of creating coherence, equity, and powerful learning in our existing school district bureaucracies and hierarchies.

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Framework/Guide

California English Learner Roadmap Implementation Guide and Toolkit for Administrators

Californians Together

A series of toolkits and guides designed to support California school administrators as they take up the challenge of leading and supporting the implementation of the 2017 California English Learner Roadmap policies.

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Tool / Toolkit

COVID-19: Impact on Education Equity

Education Trust, Inc.

A collection of useful resources and information on responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, including efforts organized and led by community partners and advocates across the state of California; COVID-19 coalition responses; and resources for parents, families, teachers, advocates, and policymakers.

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Tool / Toolkit

From Crisis to Opportunity: Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan Checklist

Education Trust, Inc.

A checklist intended to provide an opportunity to ensure the students most deeply affected by school closures in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic received the support they needed to thrive in a distance learning environment.

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Policy Brief/Proposal

From Crisis to Opportunity: Recovering California’s Commitment to Equity – Social Emotional Wellness

Education Trust, Inc.

A guide to state and local considerations for addressing social emotional wellness in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Tool / Toolkit

Reimagine and Rebuild California Schools

Education Trust, Inc.

A webpage released by a wide-ranging coalition of California organizations to offer resources that outline steps school districts and schools could take to rebuild and recover in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to meet and support the social-emotional and academic needs of students and lay the groundwork for long-term systemic transformation.

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Policy Brief/Proposal

The Equity 8 – California’s Key Legislative Proposals: 2021

Education Trust, Inc.

Ed Trust-West's annual analysis of the California budget and proposed legislation for 2021, identifying 8 key proposals with the potential to advance educational equity and justice for California’s students and educators.

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Policy Brief/Proposal

Educators for Excellence Los Angeles Policy Agenda

Educators for Excellence

A policy agenda for Los Angeles Unified Schools built by district educators, featuring demands for culturally relevant and antiracist education, equitable funding, social emotional wellbeing, better compensation approaches tied to teacher pathways, more holistic assessments, and effective and 21st-century teacher preparation.

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Webinar / Video / Podcast

Artbound: Arts Education

Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture

A video produced by KCET PBS SoCal exploring the values that arts education provides for all young people and communities, to build the foundation for an inclusive and economically vibrant society.

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Tool / Toolkit

Understanding the Landscape of Supports for Students Experiencing Homelessness

National Center for Youth Law

A resource for schools and school districts to better understand and assess the effectiveness of their supports and programs that assist students experiencing homelessness.

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Tool / Toolkit

Administrator Culminating Assessment

San Diego State University

A culminating task assessment for California Administrators to assess a candidate's understanding and mastery of the California Administrator Performance Expectations through a lens of equitable leadership.

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Tool / Toolkit

Trauma-Informed Social-Emotional Learning Culminating Task

San Diego State University

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Research/Report

Students Experiencing Homelessness

Learning Policy Institute

A report providing a snapshot of students experiencing homelessness in California, their contextual factors, and their learning outcomes.

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Policy Brief/Proposal

Creating and Connecting: The Arts are Essential to Reopening Schools

Turnaround Arts

An article emphasizing the importance of integrating the arts into education, particularly for students from marginalized communities. This piece highlights how the arts can promote healing, learning, and equity, and urges schools to prioritize inclusive and engaging learning environments that empower students and foster their holistic development.