Tool / Toolkit
Parent Participation in LCFF
Public Advocates
A handout informing parents of their opportunities to get involved in the Local Control Funding Formula process.
Topic: Foster Youth and Other Priority Populations
Research/Report
Education Equity in California Findings Review
The Opportunity Institute
A research brief review of the findings from "Getting Down to the Facts II," a project that seeks to create a common evidence base for understanding the state of California school systems.
Research/Report
Equity Alert: Holding Alternative Schools, Districts, and County Offices Accountable for All Students’ Success
Education Trust, Inc.
A report examining key questions around accountability for alternative schools.
Research/Report
Educating the Whole Child
Learning Policy Institute
A report examining how schools can use effective, research-based practices to create settings in which students’ healthy growth and development are central to the design of classrooms and the school as a whole.
Policy Brief/Proposal
Educating the Whole Child Brief
Learning Policy Institute
A brief reviewing research demonstrating that student learning and development depend on affirming relationships operating within a positive school climate.
Research/Report
A Demographic Snapshot of Alternative School Enrollments in Select California Urban School Districts
Stanford University Graduate School of Education, John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities
A data brief providing an enrollment snapshot of youth in the Continuation High Schools and district-operated Community Day Schools for youth over the age of 16 in the following California Unified School Districts: Long Beach, Los Angeles, Fresno, and Oakland.
Tool / Toolkit
Fresno Unified LCAP: What We Want to See for Students & Community
Californians for Justice
A handout advocating for what students and community members of Fresno Unified School District want to see in their Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP).
Webinar / Video / Podcast
Racial Justice Webinars
Oceanside Promise
A collection of anti-racism webinars covering anti-indigenous racism, holistic policing, and the history of racial justice.
Tool / Toolkit
California School Dashboard
Public Advocates
A handout presenting data on measuring school success based on a wider range of information on student outcomes.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Resources Often Don’t Match Rhetoric For Restorative Justice In California Schools
Children Now
An article exploring the rise of restorative justice in California schools as an alternative to traditional punitive disciplinary measures, highlighting how some school districts are not allocating sufficient resources to support and implement restorative justice practices, which may hinder its effectiveness and lead to backlash.
Tool / Toolkit
Meaningful Local Engagement Under ESSA Issue 2
The Opportunity Institute
A handbook for state and local school leaders on engagement in school improvement efforts, including how to engage on needs assessments and priority-building, school improvement strategies, and resource alignment.
Tool / Toolkit
Equality Alliance for LA Kids Resources
Catalyst California
A collection of resources for promoting equity in education funding.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
African-American Students Would Get Extra Aid Under California’s K-12 Funding Formula In Proposal Before Legislature
Children Now
An article about California bill AB 2635, which proposed additional funding for California districts with African-American students to address the persistent low academic achievement of these students and correct the failure of the existing Local Control Funding Formula in addressing their needs.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Facing Unprepared Kindergartners, A Rural School District Restores Preschool For All
Children Now
An article describing how the Lindsay Unified School District in California implemented universal preschool, allowing every child from birth to 4 years old, regardless of family income, to attend a preschool program for free, with the aim of preparing students for kindergarten and reducing disparities in early learning opportunities.
Tool / Toolkit
Engage for Education Equity: A Toolkit for School Communities on the Every Student Succeeds Act
The Opportunity Institute
A toolkit intended to support organizers, including families and students, as they work with their school communities to understand and engage around the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Districts Must Do More To Reduce Low-Income Schools’ Share Of Inexperienced, Ineffective Teachers Under New Federal Law
Children Now
An article about California's efforts to address disparities in student achievement and the distribution of experienced and effective teachers in schools, as required by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Opinion: California Still Lacks School-Spending Transparency
Children Now
An op-ed highlighting the lack of transparency in California's education funding system, particularly concerning money intended to support vulnerable student groups. Calls for a clear and accessible system to track and report how funds are spent to ensure they benefit those who need it most.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
24 Ideas For Improving The Local Control Funding Formula
Children Now
A collection of recommendations from 24 school leaders, student advocates, legislators, and others for the most important improvements needed to make California's Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) for effective, equitable, and truer to its promise.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Jerry Brown’s Dilemma: Fix School Funding Formula Now Or Watch Others Do It Later
Children Now
An article exploring potential improvements to California's Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) to address criticisms related to fiscal transparency, low funding for basic expenses, and the burden of the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP).
Policy Brief/Proposal
Ella T. v. State of California: Complaint
Public Counsel
The Complaint for Ella T. vs. State of California, the lawsuit brought by students, parents, and advocacy groups to vindicate the right of all students to access literacy.