Tool / Toolkit
Fostering Careers: A Roadmap to Your First Job
Alliance for Children's Rights
A career guide for youth searching for their first job.
Topic: Adolescence
Tool / Toolkit
Fostering Careers: A Guide for Supportive Adults Helping Youth
Alliance for Children's Rights
A companion guide for adults helping youth search for their first job.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
Why Pathway Outcomes?
Linked Learning Alliance
A 4-minute video introducing pathway outcomes as a component of the Linked Learning approach.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
What On-Track Measures Can Tell Us About High Schoolers During COVID-19: A Worrisome Pattern in Grades and Attendance
Education Analytics, Inc.
An article analyzing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on high school students by examining data on grades, attendance, and course-taking patterns in California districts, revealing a concerning trend of increased disengagement and struggling performance among many students.
Tool / Toolkit
Work-Based Learning System Continuum
ConnectED The National Center for College and Career
A framework describing the Work-Based Learning System Continuum, and the collaborative practices, culture, and supports needed to sustain this work.
Research/Report
Using Federal COVID-19 Relief Funds to Support Student
All4Ed
A policy guide to using federal coronavirus relief funds to improve college access and success.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
CFJ Youth Leaders Secure Major Wins in Long Beach & Fresno Unified
Californians for Justice
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.
Tool / Toolkit
Webinar / Video / Podcast
Investing in Students, in Equity, in the Future: Linked Learning Funding Strategies
Linked Learning Alliance
A 40-minute video webinar focusing on braided funding strategies at the local, state, and federal level to support development and improvement of Linked Learning pathways.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
CFJ Youth Leaders Win Restorative Restart & More in Oakland & San Jose!
Californians for Justice
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.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Social Justice Humanitas Academy
Learning Policy Institute
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.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Students Say Supportive College and Career Pathways Kept Them Engaged Through COVID Shutdowns
Linked Learning Alliance
An op-ed discussing supplemental support for high school juniors and seniors preparing for college and career during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
Policy Brief/Proposal
The Career Pathways Approach
American Institutes for Research
A policy and practice brief interrogating the equity promise of career pathways.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
Linked Learning Certification Platform Launch Webinar
Linked Learning Alliance
A 40-minute video webinar introducing the Linked Learning Certification Platform.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
Keep Us Linked: Young People Share Insights on the Student Experience During COVID 19
Linked Learning Alliance
A 1-hour legislative briefing by students.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
Attending To Student Supports And Social And Emotional Learning During Covid-19
Linked Learning Alliance
A video discussion about practices, resources, and tools for monitoring and supporting students to ensure they stay connected and engaged during distance and hybrid learning.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
Empowering Civic Action in Youth Through Linked Learning
Linked Learning Alliance
A video webinar about using Linked Learning pathways to build civic engagement among young people.
Research/Report
Report and Recommendations of the California Advisory Task Force on Alternative Schools
Stanford University Graduate School of Education, John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities
A report summarizing recommendations for building an accountability system and performance data dashboard for alternative schools.
Policy Brief/Proposal
Fulfilling the Democratic Aims of Education
University of California, Los Angeles Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
An argument for a systemic approach for generating learning opportunities for students' informed participation in civic and political life.