Policy Brief/Proposal
The 2023 Pro-Kid Policy Agenda
Children Now
A comprehensive state-level policy roadmap to ensure that all California children have the necessary supports to reach their full potential.
Topic: Youth Thriving Through Learning
Tool / Toolkit
Joint Board Resolution: Dual Enrollment Equitable Expansion
Education Trust, Inc.
A sample joint board resolution template for K-12 and community college district (CCD) boards to commit to dual enrollment.
Tool / Toolkit
Jumpstart: A California Roadmap for Equitable Dual Enrollment Policy & Practice
Education Trust, Inc.
A brochure for K-12 and community college district leaders with recommendations for expanding dual enrollment access in their schools and communities.
Tool / Toolkit
What is Dual Enrollment? A Brief Guide for Students and Families
Education Trust, Inc.
A one-page brochure to support students and families in understanding the basics around dual enrollments.
Tool / Toolkit
Golden State Pathways
Linked Learning Alliance
A resource about a grant program to improve college and career readiness in California high schools.
Tool / Toolkit
Community Schools Story Map
Partnership for the Future of Learning
An interactive map of stories about community schools and the impact they're having across the United States.
Research/Report
Learning Through Radical Partnership: Developing Leadership Capacity in Leadership Candidates, Current District Leaders, and University Partners
California State University Fullerton
An article exploring how a leadership preparation partnership between a university and an urban high school fosters learning across candidates, school district leaders, and partner faculty.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
The Future of Smart Podcast
Grantmakers for Education
A 17-episode series of podcasts exploring ideas at the intersection of education, equity, and philanthropy that point us towards a radical re-envisioning of our education system.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
Rockin’ Career Tech in High School
All4Ed
A podcast featuring discussion with Brian Miller, Principal of Regional Occupational Programs at Kern High School in Bakersfield, CA.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Closing the college going gap
California School Boards Association
A magazine story about how school districts in California are leveraging dual enrollment in community colleges to expand access to higher education.
Framework/Guide
Model Procedures for the Identification, Voluntary Placement, and Induction of Students into Continuation High Schools in California
Stanford University Graduate School of Education, John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities
A model guide for the placement of students into California's continuation high schools developed by the California Advisory Task Force on Alternative Schools and co-sponsored by the Education Options Council of the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA).
Webinar / Video / Podcast
All In
Big Picture Learning
A video that shows what happened when schools in northern California discovered Big Picture Learning.
Research/Report
Practices of Promise: Exploring Ways to Share the Power Toward Equitable Decision-Making
CASEL: Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning
A snapshot of how Portland Public Schools developed a new, promising approach to program selection in their efforts to implement social and emotional learning (SEL).
Research/Report
Learning Priorities for Advancing Equitable Dual Enrollment in California
Engage R+D
A description of key findings and further questions surfaced by the Career Ladders Project (CLP) and Engage R+D when they asked K-12 education leaders and their partners about efforts to implement dual enrollment in California high schools.
Research/Report
Principal Learning Opportunities and School Outcomes Brief
Learning Policy Institute
A summary of the impact of professional development for principals.
Framework/Guide
Work-Based Learning Curriculum
Linked Learning Alliance
An outline of the Linked Learning framework for Work-Based Learning.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Transforming Learning Is a Journey. Here Are Some Essential Lessons So We Can Treat It Like One!
Harvard University, Graduate School of Education
A blog post with eight metaphors that offer essential lessons for transforming learning in schools and school districts.
Research/Report
Principal Learning Opportunities and School Outcomes
Learning Policy Institute
A report examining the impact of professional development for principals on teacher retention, student achievement, and other issues.
Policy Brief/Proposal
Meeting this Moment for Young People
Linked Learning Alliance
A briefing for state and local policymakers on appropriate uses of new state funding for college and career readiness.
Research/Report
Catalyzing Student Success Through A Career Preparedness Systems Framework in Schools
Anaheim Union High School District
A report on the Anaheim Union High School District's Career Preparedness Systems Framework.