Tool / Toolkit
Community Schools Story Map
Partnership for the Future of Learning
An interactive map of stories about community schools and the impact they're having across the United States.
Topic: Belonging and Wellbeing
Research/Report
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Foster(ing) Youth in the California State University: Understanding the Vital Role of Campus Support Programs
University of California, Los Angeles Center for Transformation of Schools
A study providing an analysis of California State University's campus-based support programs for students with foster care experience.
Research/Report
Community Schooling Issue 4
Berkeley Institute of Urban and Regional Development
A multimedia publication from the UCLA Center for Community Schooling featuring public scholarship to inform the collective struggle for democracy, justice, and public education.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
An Alternative Option for Newcomer High School Students with Interrupted Formal Schooling
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 Rudsdale Newcomer High School.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
Achieving School Alignment
All4Ed
A podcast featuring discussion with Dr. Lorraine Perez, Deputy Superintendent at the Santa Ana Unified School District.
Policy Brief/Proposal
First Look: Understanding the Governor’s 2023-24 May Revision
California Budget & Policy Center
A report outlining key pieces of the California governor's May 2023-24 Revision and exploring how the governor prioritized spending amid the first budget shortfall of his tenure.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Re-Centering Youth Work Across Systems
KP Catalysts, LLC
An opinion essay discussing the importance of reclaiming and reimagining youth work, focusing on meeting youth where they are, creating healing-centered spaces, building healthy communities, and putting resources directly into the hands of young people.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Three Years After #DefundThePolice, Schools are Bringing Cops Back to Campus
Children Now
A story about the changing presence of school resource officers and other police presences in and around schools.
Research/Report
Learning Through Radical Partnership: Developing Leadership Capacity in Leadership Candidates, Current District Leaders, and University Partners
California State University Fullerton
An article exploring how a leadership preparation partnership between a university and an urban high school fosters learning across candidates, school district leaders, and partner faculty.
Research/Report
The Promise and Opportunities of California’s Diverse Adolescent Students
Loyola Marymount University
A study of the "superdiverse" English Learner student population in California schools to provide further understanding of the cultural and linguistic diversity of secondary English Learners and their educational experiences.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
California Legislature Considers Bills Prohibiting Expulsions, Suspensions of Drunk or High K-12 Students
Children Now
A report on Assembly Bill 599 proposing to ban suspending or expelling students from school for drug and alcohol infractions.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
Rockin’ Career Tech in High School
All4Ed
A podcast featuring discussion with Brian Miller, Principal of Regional Occupational Programs at Kern High School in Bakersfield, CA.
Research/Report
Supporting Successful Transitions Into Adulthood For Youth In Foster Care: Reforming California’s Independent Living Program
Children Now
A report highlighting data about transition age foster youth, with policy and program recommendations for California's Independent Living Program (ILP).
Webinar / Video / Podcast
Trauma-Informed Education: What governance teams need to know
California School Boards Association
A webinar to help governance teams understand the principles and strategies of equity-centered, trauma-informed education so that they can effectively support their local students, staff, and families as they navigate a range of mental health challenges and ongoing pandemic recovery.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Adults Need Calming Rooms, Too
KP Catalysts, LLC
An opinion essay about the importance of creating calm and supportive spaces to address mental health concerns, while also highlighting the contradiction in restricting students' freedom to explore real-world issues and make decisions.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Creating universal school meals
California School Boards Association
A magazine story about about how schools in California are using innovative farms, from-scratch cooking, and local produce to ensure all students can access healthy, delicious food.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
California School News February 2023
California School Boards Association
A monthly newsletter covering all aspects of public school governance, with a feature story on Gov. Newsom's January 2023 budget proposal.
Policy Brief/Proposal
First Look: Understanding the Governor’s Proposed 2023-24 State Budget
California Budget & Policy Center
A report outlining key pieces of the 2023-24 California budget proposal and exploring how the governor prioritized spending and determined cuts amid the first budget shortfall of his tenure.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
The Value of Unbounded Resources and Relationships
KP Catalysts, LLC
An opinion essay discussing the limitations on educational resources that acknowledge diversity and the importance of unbounded relationships outside of traditional school settings in helping students succeed.
Framework/Guide
Framework: Essentials for Community School Transformation
Learning Policy Institute
A framework and graphic that specifies the motivation, people, conditions, practices and infrastructure of Community Schools.