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.
Topic: Foster Youth and Other Priority Populations
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
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
A Racial Justice Equity Plan to Recovery
Catalyst California
A plan for building and investing in student support systems for high need schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
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.
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.
Framework/Guide
Getting Better at Getting More Equitable, Part 2
WestEd
A framework for addressing racial inequities in education using equity-driven continuous improvement.
Framework/Guide
Teaching and Learning During Uncertain Times: A Review of Learning Continuity and Attendance Plans
Californians Together
A report aimed at informing school district decision-making as California school districts crafted their 2021-24 Local Control Accountability Plans (LCAPs), highlighting the need to prioritize English learner (EL) students.
Framework/Guide
The Accountability System English Learners Deserve: Framework for an Effective and Coherent Accountability System for ELs
Californians Together
A framework outlining steps to achieve an effective and coherent accountability system for English learners in California that supports all levels of the state's educational system.
Research/Report
Dual Enrollment for Students from Special Populations
Jobs for the Future
A report examining dual enrollment programs intended to improve college transitions for English Learners, students with disabilities, foster youth, and young people experiencing homelessness.
Policy Brief/Proposal
First Look: Understanding the Governor’s Proposed 2021-22 State Budget
California Budget & Policy Center
A report outlining key pieces of the 2021-22 California budget proposal and exploring how the governor prioritized spending and determined cuts.
Research/Report
School Stability for California’s Youth in Foster Care
Alliance for Children's Rights
A review of laws and policies affecting students in foster care in California's public school systems.
Research/Report
California Special Education Funding System Study, Part 1
WestEd
A descriptive analysis of special education funding in California.
Research/Report
The Impact of COVID-19 on Students in Foster Care
Children Now
A report highlighting data and recommendations to address the barriers to learning that students in foster care experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
Webinar: The Impact of COVID-19 on Students in Foster Care
Children Now
A webinar highlighting data and recommendations to address the barriers to learning that students in foster care experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
LAEP Transform Schools for Black Lives: Student and Parent Voices
Los Angeles Education Partnership
A 7-minute video snapshot of the conversations that are happening amongst Black families and students every day.
Research/Report
Report & Recommendations of the California Advisory Task Force on Alternative Schools
Stanford University Graduate School of Education, John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities
A report summarizing the deliberations and recommendations of the California Advisory Task Force on Alternative Schools.