Tool / Toolkit
Equality Alliance for LA Kids Resources
Catalyst California
A collection of resources for promoting equity in education funding.
Topic: Belonging and Wellbeing
Tool / Toolkit
Why Engagement is Essential for Educational Equity
The Opportunity Institute
An explainer that outlines 5 promising engagement practices that can lead to meaningful engagement and promote equity-focused policy centered around student educational excellence and success.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
New Poll: Safe And Positive School Environment More Important Than Higher Test Scores
Children Now
An article discussing the findings of a poll which showed that California voters prioritize creating a safe and positive school environment over higher scores on standardized tests when evaluating school performance, and express concerns about bullying, violence, and harassment on school campuses.
Research/Report
Mindset Shifts and Parent Teacher Home Visits
Parent Teacher Home Visits
A summary of findings from a study examining whether and how Parent Teacher Home Visits helps to interrupt implicit biases that educators and families may have about each other.
Tool / Toolkit
Meaningful Local Engagement Under ESSA
The Opportunity Institute
A handbook for state and local education leaders that includes information about why engagement is essential to planning, strategies for making engagement more effective, and tools for building an engagement strategy.
Research/Report
Six Ways School Districts Can Leverage the Local Control Funding Formula for Equity in the Early Years
Education Trust, Inc.
Recommendations and examples of districts using Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) funds to increase early learning options for families of color, families facing poverty, and families of dual language learners.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
California’s Golden Opportunity: Corona Norco Unified School District Executive Summary
Michael Fullan Enterprises Inc.
A case study about the concept of Professional Capital in action at Corona Norco Unified School District in California, describing the district's core strategies to create system coherence and cultivate professional capital.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
Just Talk
University of California, Los Angeles Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
A podcast interview series about education and justice.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Just News
University of California, Los Angeles Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
A weekly compilation of news articles about education and justice.
Tool / Toolkit
Fresno Unified School District: 2014-15 LCAP At A Glance
Education Trust, Inc.
An "at-a-glance" fact sheet about Fresno Unified School District's LCAP for 2014-15.
Tool / Toolkit
Stockton Unified School District: 2014-15 LCAP At A Glance
Education Trust, Inc.
An "at-a-glance" fact sheet about Stockton Unified School District's LCAP for 2014-15.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Stockton Unified School District: High-Need Urban District Focuses on Restoring Academic Programs While Weathering Stakeholder Pressure
Education Trust, Inc.
A case study about how Stockton Unified School District, a high-need urban district, focused on restoring academic programs while weathering stakeholder pressure.
Tool / Toolkit
West Contra Costa Unified School District: 2014-15 LCAP At A Glance
Education Trust, Inc.
An "at-a-glance" fact sheet about West Contra Costa Unified School District's LCAP for 2014-15.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
West Contra Costa Unified School District: Contentious Community Engagement Leads to a More Open and Constructive Dialogue Between the District and Its Stakeholders
Education Trust, Inc.
A case study about how contentious community engagement at West Contra Costa Unified School District led to a more open and constructive dialogue between the district and its stakeholders.
Tool / Toolkit
Ed100 Lessons
Full Circle Fund
A free, self-paced online course that prepares you to make a difference in your school or school district. California's education system is complex and changing fast.
Research/Report
The Language of Reform: English Learners in California’s Shifting Education Landscape
Education Trust, Inc.
An analysis of California school's attempts to serve the state's diverse population of English learners, including reports from districts that are breaking patterns of insufficient academic support.