Research/Report
California’s Students in Foster Care
Learning Policy Institute
A report examining school conditions and education outcomes for students experiencing foster care.
Topic: Assessment and Accountability
Story / Case Study / Commentary
California School News July 2022
California School Boards Association
A monthly newsletter covering all aspects of public school governance, with a feature story on budget trailer bills.
Research/Report
Catalyzing Student Success Through A Career Preparedness Systems Framework in Schools
Anaheim Union High School District
A report on the Anaheim Union High School District's Career Preparedness Systems Framework.
Research/Report
In Search of Equity for English Learners
Californians Together
A review of California school districts' 2021-2024 Local Control and Accountability Plans (LCAPs) that seeks to understand how districts are addressing the needs of English learners in their plans.
Policy Brief/Proposal
The Arts Bring Out the Best in Our Students
createCA
A flyer about the benefits of investing in arts education.
Tool / Toolkit
Math Matters Campaign
Education Trust, Inc.
A web page dedicated to the effort to bring math instruction into the 21st century in California, and enable every student to succeed.
Policy Brief/Proposal
The Equity 8 – California’s Key Legislative Proposals: 2022
Education Trust, Inc.
Ed Trust-West's annual analysis of the California budget and proposed legislation for 2022, identifying 8 key proposals with the potential to advance educational equity and justice for California’s students and educators.
Tool / Toolkit
Equity is Justice: The Community-Led Fight for the Student Equity Need Index (SENI)
InnerCity Struggle
A slide presentation that provides background on the Student Equity Need Index (SENI) and how community was involved in winning, implementing, and benefiting from it.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Meet the Gold Certified Pathways
Linked Learning Alliance
Profiles of school districts that have achieved Gold Certification in the Linked Learning approach.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Meet the Silver Certified Pathways
Linked Learning Alliance
Profiles of school districts that have achieved Silver Certification in the Linked Learning approach.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Voices from the Movement
Linked Learning Alliance
A collection of stories about the impact of Linked Learning on the lives of students, as told by the students themselves.
Research/Report
California Opportunity Youth Data Report 2022
New Ways to Work
A report that provides a high-level overview of California's disconnected, or "Opportunity Youth" population, published with the objective of drawing attention to a problem that requires immediate action, and to create collaborative recommendations for state and local policy.
Research/Report
Right to Literacy
Public Counsel
An overview of the literacy impact litigation undertaken by Public Counsel to affirm the right of all students to access to literacy, no matter their zip code, skin color, or economic status.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
Green Linked Learning
University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Education
A 52-minute seminar that shares lessons learned about green linked learning in the American context for application in Japan for Japanese education leaders at the Japanese Society for the Study of Career Guidance.
Research/Report
Nothing About Us Without Us: Youth Voice, Power, and Participation
University of California, Los Angeles Center for Transformation of Schools
A case study demonstrating how East Side Union High School District in San Jose, in partnership with Californians for Justice, a youth-led educational justice organization, is utilizing the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) to develop student voice, power, and participation.
Tool / Toolkit
CALMI Resource Guidebook
Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation
A guide to labor-management partnership.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
California’s Cradle-to-Career Data System: Putting Data to Work For Kids
Children Now
A Q&A with Children Now's Education Team about the Cradle-to-Career (C2C) Data System, and how to get involved to ensure it does right by California students.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Pathways to Purpose: AmazED Learning Environment
Education Reimagined
An article about the AmazED learning environment, which is designed to facilitate personalized and collaborative learning journeys, emphasizing the importance of community involvement, learner-centered approaches, and the sciences of mind, brain, and learning to create meaningful and joyful educational experiences.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Systems and Structures: What Needs Must Be Addressed for a Learner-Centered Future
KP Catalysts, LLC
A commentary exploring the challenge of providing learner-centered education equitably to all children and families regardless of race, income, or location, and highlights the importance of understanding and supporting community learning systems that complement public schools to achieve this goal.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
With pressures on teachers at a boiling point, California needs new pathways into the profession
Linked Learning Alliance
An op-ed arguing for the use of Golden State Pathways funds to be used to build new pathways for people to enter the teaching profession.