Grantee Resources

Topic: Belonging and Wellbeing

Story / Case Study / Commentary

Felicitas & Gonzalo Mendez High School: A Community School That Honors Its Neighborhood’s Legacy of Educational Justice

Learning Policy Institute

A research brief on the development of a community school in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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Story / Case Study / Commentary

CFJ Youth Leaders Secure Major Wins in Long Beach & Fresno Unified

Californians for Justice

A blog post showcasing the achievements of youth organizers in Fresno and Long Beach Unified School Districts, highlighting their successful campaigns for expanding ethnic studies, paying students for their expertise, establishing wellness centers, and prioritizing student health and resources for Black students.

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Research/Report

Healing, Community, and Humanity: How Students and Teachers Want to Reinvent Schools Post-COVID

Harvard University, Graduate School of Education

The results of research about students' and teachers' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, which revealed themes of healing, community, and humanity as essential values for rebuilding schools.

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Framework/Guide

California English Learner Roadmap Implementation Guide and Toolkit for Administrators

Californians Together

A series of toolkits and guides designed to support California school administrators as they take up the challenge of leading and supporting the implementation of the 2017 California English Learner Roadmap policies.

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Tool / Toolkit

From Crisis to Opportunity: Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan Checklist

Education Trust, Inc.

A checklist intended to provide an opportunity to ensure the students most deeply affected by school closures in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic received the support they needed to thrive in a distance learning environment.

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Tool / Toolkit

Reimagine and Rebuild California Schools

Education Trust, Inc.

A webpage released by a wide-ranging coalition of California organizations to offer resources that outline steps school districts and schools could take to rebuild and recover in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to meet and support the social-emotional and academic needs of students and lay the groundwork for long-term systemic transformation.

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Policy Brief/Proposal

The Equity 8 – California’s Key Legislative Proposals: 2021

Education Trust, Inc.

Ed Trust-West's annual analysis of the California budget and proposed legislation for 2021, identifying 8 key proposals with the potential to advance educational equity and justice for California’s students and educators. 

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Policy Brief/Proposal

Educators for Excellence Los Angeles Policy Agenda

Educators for Excellence

A policy agenda for Los Angeles Unified Schools built by district educators, featuring demands for culturally relevant and antiracist education, equitable funding, social emotional wellbeing, better compensation approaches tied to teacher pathways, more holistic assessments, and effective and 21st-century teacher preparation.

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Webinar / Video / Podcast

Artbound: Arts Education

Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture

A video produced by KCET PBS SoCal exploring the values that arts education provides for all young people and communities, to build the foundation for an inclusive and economically vibrant society.

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