Topic: Belonging and Wellbeing

Policy Brief/Proposal

First Look: Understanding the Governor’s 2022-23 May Revision

California Budget & Policy Center

A report outlining key pieces of the California governor's May 2022-23 Revision and exploring progress and missed opportunities.

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Story / Case Study / Commentary

Why We Need to Keep an Eye on Equity in Bilingual Education

Sobrato Early Academic Language (SEAL) Program

A blog post discussing the importance of maintaining equity in bilingual education, highlighting the need for teacher training and family engagement to address inequities at the program, teacher, and student levels, while emphasizing the work of SEAL (Sobrato Early Academic Language) in promoting social justice and antiracist practices in bilingual classrooms.

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Research/Report

From Policy to Plans

University of California Davis, School of Education

A broad analysis of opportunities for wide-scale reform in both education policymaking and implementation accountability in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Research/Report

Policy and Planning in the Midst of Crisis

University of California Davis, School of Education

A report examining the legislative requirements of an educational policy that orchestrated large-scale local planning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Research/Report

Serving English Learners During the COVID-19 Pandemic

University of California Davis, School of Education

A report highlighting the ways in which public K-12 school districts planned to support ELs during the first full academic year of the pandemic.

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California School News May 2022

California School Boards Association

A monthly newsletter covering all aspects of public school governance, with a feature story on school transportation funding.

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Webinar / Video / Podcast

Prejudice and Pride

Facing History and Ourselves

A video detailing the creation of the Chicano identity.

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Story / Case Study / Commentary

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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Policies That Erase Black, Brown or LGBTQ Youth Are a Crisis

KP Catalysts, LLC

An opinion essay about the alarming decline in youth mental health exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the importance of social-emotional learning, teacher training, and school connectedness to address mental health issues and support marginalized youth in schools.

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Story / Case Study / Commentary

Social Justice Humanitas Academy Brief

Learning Policy Institute

A brief summarizing key components of school design at play at the Social Justice Humanitas Academy in Los Angeles Unified School District.

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Research/Report

Infusing Whole-Child Design in County Offices of Education

Turnaround for Children

A report on efforts to develop and embed a whole-child design paradigm in the State System of Support.

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Framework/Guide

Supporting California’s Children Through a Whole Child Approach

WestEd

A field guide to creating integrated school-based systems of care.

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Framework/Guide

Supporting California’s Children Through a Whole Child Approach: A Field Guide for Creating Integrated, School-Based Systems of Care

WestEd

A field guide for both local education agencies (LEAs) and state leaders, with details and implementation guidance on a wide variety of cross-sector initiatives to support the whole child.

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Story / Case Study / Commentary

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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Webinar / Video / Podcast

Support For All the Pieces

All4Ed

A podcast featuring discussion with Dr. Michele Bowers, Superintendent of Lancaster School District.

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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Research/Report

Parent Teacher Home Visits Implementation Study

Parent Teacher Home Visits

An analysis of how the Parent Teacher Home Visits model is practiced in four school districts across the United States.

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Research/Report

Student Outcomes and Parent Teacher Home Visits

Parent Teacher Home Visits

A report presenting the results of a research study showing a strong connection between the Parent Teacher Home Visits model and decreases in chronic absence rates, as well as increases in English Language Arts proficiency among students.

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Tool / Toolkit

Trusting Relationships First: A Toolkit for Healing and Recovery

Parent Teacher Home Visits

A toolkit to lead users through a deep reflection process that helps to organize their efforts to create conditions for effective home-school partnerships.

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Investing in Bilingual Teachers

Sobrato Early Academic Language (SEAL) Program

An article describing the efforts in Oak Grove School District in California to address the bilingual teacher shortage through activities and resources to help teachers increase their pedagogical knowledge and skills as they obtained bilingual authorization.

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