Webinar / Video / Podcast
Measure What Matters: Performance Assessment During and Beyond COVID-19
Linked Learning Alliance
A 58-minute video examining approaches to assessing student performance.
Topic: Assessment and Accountability
Research/Report
Evaluation of Los Angeles Unified School District’s Student Equity Needs Index
Los Angeles Unified School District
A report summarizing findings of the Student Equity Needs Index (SENI) conducted by the Los Angeles Unified School District to inform implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula.
Tool / Toolkit
ARP+ Info Hub
Partnership for the Future of Learning
A collaborative document that collects resources from over 40 education organizations for using American Rescue Plan (ARP), Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES), and Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) federal investments to remodel K-12 education.
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.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Why We Have Too Much of the Wrong Kind of Urgency and Too Little of the Right Kind in Education
Harvard University, Graduate School of Education
A blog post arguing that schools should be reimagined to address deeply rooted challenges, instead of placing urgency around learning loss.
Policy Brief/Proposal
California Community Schools Partnership Program: A Transformational Opportunity for Whole Child Education
Learning Policy Institute
A brief examining key elements of the California Community Schools Partnership Program.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
What is Work Based Learning?
Linked Learning Alliance
A 3-minute video introducing Work-based Learning as a component of Linked Learning approaches.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
Why Pathway Outcomes?
Linked Learning Alliance
A 4-minute video introducing pathway outcomes as a component of the Linked Learning approach.
Policy Brief/Proposal
Policy Brief: Targeted K–12 Funding and Student Outcomes
Public Policy Institute of California
A fact sheet summarizing how the Local Control Funding Formula is used by school districts to target funding for high-need schools.
Research/Report
Targeted K–12 Funding and Student Outcomes
Public Policy Institute of California
A report evaluating the implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula as a policy tool for targeting funding for high-need schools.
Policy Brief/Proposal
Toward More Effective and Equitable School Funding: Recommendations From Teach Plus California Policy Fellows
Teach Plus
A policy briefing with recommendations for effective implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula in California.
Policy Brief/Proposal
COVID-19 Federal Relief Funding
Community Schools Learning Exchange
A brief summarizing uses of new federal aid to support systemic and sustainable school health and wellness strategies.
Tool / Toolkit
Behaviors of Learning and Teaching Continuum
ConnectED The National Center for College and Career
A rubric document designed to support teachers in achieving college and career readiness for all students by reflecting on their practices and progress in six key descriptors of linked learning.
Tool / Toolkit
Coaching Continuum
ConnectED The National Center for College and Career
A guide for teachers that defines coaching and describes how it can be used to support the development of a high-quality system of college and career readiness pathways for students.
Tool / Toolkit
College and Career Readiness Classroom Framework
ConnectED The National Center for College and Career
A framework for teachers and teacher teams aiming to integrate college, career, and community readiness concepts and practices into the daily classroom experience.
Tool / Toolkit
Community Framework
ConnectED The National Center for College and Career
A framework for community institutions and the school districts they support who are collaborating to develop a system of linked learning pathways.
Tool / Toolkit
District Framework
ConnectED The National Center for College and Career
A framework for school districts and their community partners aiming to develop a system of linked learning pathways.
Tool / Toolkit
Site Leader Framework
ConnectED The National Center for College and Career
A framework for school leaders addressing the leadership work of the principal as the central leader of the school.
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.
Tool / Toolkit
A Linked Learning Guide for Pathway Educators and School Leaders
Linked Learning Alliance
A guide to designing and implementing high-quality college and career pathways using the Linked Learning approach.