Topic: Assessment and Accountability

Webinar / Video / Podcast

The Intersections Between Social-Emotional Learning and Education Justice

New Venture Fund

A 90-minute webinar exploring ways to reclaim social-emotional learning from the harmful tactics of control and management and instead move towards holistic safety.

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Cultivating Collective Responsibility for Postsecondary Success

Stanford University Graduate School of Education, John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities

A profile of California Alternative Education describing the efforts of Tulare County.

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School Facility Funding is the Most Inequitable Aspect of California Education Finance

University of California, Berkeley

A blog post addressing the concerns of parents regarding the safety and health of school buildings, particularly in the context of COVID-19, by highlighting the issue of aging and poorly maintained school facilities in California, the limited funding available for repairs and modernization, and the inequities in school facility funding based on district wealth.

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Policy Brief/Proposal

First Look: Understanding the Governor’s Proposed 2021-22 State Budget

California Budget & Policy Center

A report outlining key pieces of the 2021-22 California budget proposal and exploring how the governor prioritized spending and determined cuts.

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Webinar: LCFF Revisited, Understanding the Local Control Funding Formula

Children Now

A webinar discussing whether California's Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) is meeting its goal of improving equity in education.

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Teach Plus Calls on Governor and Legislature to Focus on Equity, Listen to Teachers During Budget Debate

Teach Plus

A policy statement commenting on the 2021-2022 California State Budget and advocating for funding to support student social-emotional needs, school climate surveys, support for vulnerable children, and diversifying the teacher workforce.

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Will Gov. Newsom patch up the Local Control Funding Formula for schools?

Teach Plus

An op-ed arguing in favor of legislation that would require school districts to report how they distributed their LCFF funds.

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Leveraging Your Pathway Advisory Board

Linked Learning Alliance

A 52-minute video guide to cultivating an engaged advisory board to support Linked Learning pathways.

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California Labor Management Initiative Webinars

Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation

A collection of webinars and workshops offering guidance to school system unions and management.

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Tool / Toolkit

The Lead by Learning Certificate Program

Lead By Learning

A professional learning program for educators seeking to develop their capacity for student-centered instruction.

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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.

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Public Meetings During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Public Advocates

A guide to understanding the CA Brown Act requiring school boards to open their meetings to the public.

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Research/Report

Reclaiming the Democratic Purpose of California’s Public Schools

University of California, Los Angeles Graduate School of Education & Information Studies

A study of civic learning in California school districts.

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Gov. Newsom Vetoes Requirement For Ethnic Studies Course In High School; Also Nixed: A Fix to Funding Formula

Children Now

An article describing California Governor Gavin Newsom's unexpected veto of a bill that would have mandated a course in ethnic studies as a high school graduation requirement and a significant change to the state's K-12 funding formula, the Local Control Funding Formula.