Policy Brief/Proposal
Adapting a Cardinal Rule of Finance: Five Strategies for Using One-Time Federal Funding on School Staffing
WestEd
A briefing on strategies for using one-time federal funding for school staffing.
Topic: Belonging and Wellbeing
Webinar / Video / Podcast
A Vision of Hope
All4Ed
A podcast featuring discussion with Dr. Maria Martinez-Poulin, superintendent of Whittier City School District.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
We Will Not Let Each Other Fall
All4Ed
A podcast featuring discussion with Zandra Jo Galvan, superintendent of Greenfield Union School District.
Policy Brief/Proposal
First Look: Understanding the Governor’s 2021-22 May Revision
California Budget & Policy Center
A report outlining key pieces of the California governor's May 2021-22 Revision and exploring progress and missed opportunities.
Research/Report
Grappling with Covid’s Impact on Education
Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation
A report on labor-management responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in California schools.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
CFJ Youth Leaders Win Restorative Restart & More in Oakland & San Jose!
Californians for Justice
A blog post highlighting the achievements of youth leaders in Oakland and San Jose who successfully advocated for a restorative return to school by securing commitments for mental health support, wellness centers, and community-building initiatives in their respective school districts, celebrating the power of youth activism and previewing upcoming victories in other cities.
Policy Brief/Proposal
Restorative Restart
Community Schools Learning Exchange
A report providing research behind 14 action areas for rebuilding education in California following COVID-19.
Tool / Toolkit
Affecting Transformative Change: Actions for District Leaders
Education Trust, Inc.
A guide providing actionable steps school districts leaders can take to respond to the needs of all students in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tool / Toolkit
Affecting Transformative Change: Questions for Families and Other Advocates to Ask Their District Leaders
Education Trust, Inc.
A guide highlighting questions that families and advocates can ask their district leaders to rebuild and reimagine schools that center holistic needs of students in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research/Report
Stronger Together
Families In Schools
A report sharing lessons learned by participants in Professional Learning Networks facilitated as part of the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence initiative.
Research/Report
Stronger Together Executive Summary
Families In Schools
A summary explaining lessons learned by participants in Professional Learning Networks facilitated as part of the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence initiative.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Social Justice Humanitas Academy
Learning Policy Institute
A study of the principles and practices that support whole child development at the Social Justice Humanitas Academy in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
Transforming SEL through Healing and Restorative Justice
New Venture Fund
A 90-minute webinar highlighting how culturally-affirming SEL is centered in healing justice and emotional justice to transform schools to truly be holistically safe spaces.
Research/Report
How Districts Planned for Pandemic Learning
Public Advocates
A report on equity-driven practices and lessons learned from the 2020 learning continuity and attendance plans.
Policy Brief/Proposal
Student Equity Need Index
Catalyst California
A factsheet on the Student Equity Need Index (SENI), a student-based equity need index used to inform the allocation of funds to high need schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Graphic/Infographic
Map: Student Equity Need Index (SENI 2.0) in the Context of COVID-19
Community Coalition
A map infographic showing the percentage of Student Equity Need Index (SENI) schools in each COVID-19 index category in Los Angeles County, indicating that Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) schools overall are some of the LA County areas hit hardest by the pandemic.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
The Learning Curve: An Anthology of PUSD Student Stories
Pasadena Educational Foundation
An anthology of student stories published by Think Tank, a high school student-led initiative that was started during the COVID-19 pandemic at Pasadena Unified School District to help raise student voices on the issues they were confronting, including in district decision-making.
Research/Report
Housing Inequality in Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
A study of homeownership, rental housing, and homelessness in Los Angeles.
Research/Report
Welcoming Newcomers to Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
A study of the patterns of migration to California and Los Angeles.
Policy Brief/Proposal
Ensuring Whole-Child Well-Being as a Foundation for Learning
American Institutes for Research
A policy and practice brief outlining opportunities to implement the science of learning and development to support students during the COVID-19 pandemic.