Grantee Resources

Topic: Assessment and Accountability

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Driving with the Brakes On: Why Are We Trying to Do Liberatory Practices within an Authoritarian Paradigm?

Harvard University, Graduate School of Education

A blog post questioning why education holds onto old notions of order, control, and authority while trying to embrace newer ideas around inquiry, self-direction, and liberation.

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California School News April 2022

California School Boards Association

A monthly newsletter covering all aspects of public school governance, with a feature story on school board impact during Legislative Action Week.

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We Must Focus on Equity as California Tackles Declining Enrollment to Ensure That Equity is Central to the Design of Any Solution Adopted

Children Now

An article highlighting the paradox of California schools having more money than ever but facing staff layoffs due to declining student enrollment, and it proposing the establishment of a "Declining Enrollment Dividend Fund" to reinvest the savings from reduced funding back into schools to address the issue.

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Ensuring Youth Access To People, Places And Possibilities

KP Catalysts, LLC

An opinion essay describing how some homeless youth services providers were able to adjust and innovate during the COVID-19 pandemic by adopting youth-centered approaches, but highlighting the need for more systemic changes and infrastructure to support all young people's needs, especially those experiencing homelessness.

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Attendance Works! An On the Record Interview with Hedy Chang

KP Catalysts, LLC

A Q&A with Hedy Chang, the founder and executive directory of Attendance Works, about the importance of studying chronic absenteeism as an equity issue, the use of data to address gaps in improving student attendance and engagement, and the role of young people in developing solutions to student absenteeism.

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First Look: Understanding the Governor’s Proposed 2022-23 State Budget

California Budget & Policy Center

A report outlining key pieces of the 2022-23 California budget proposal and exploring how the governor prioritized spending and determined cuts.

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Flexibility During COVID-19: What We Can Learn from California’s Use of Interim Assessments in the 2020-21 School Year

Education Analytics, Inc.

An article exploring the use of interim assessments during COVID-19 in California and their implications for measuring students' academic performance, providing insights on how this approach can be used to monitor and support student learning during uncertain times.

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