Grantee Resources

Topic: Youth Thriving Through Learning

Framework/Guide

Going for Gold

Linked Learning Alliance

A guide to achieving Linked Learning Gold Certification, which promotes continuous improvement of Linked Learning pathways to provide proven high-quality integrated learning experiences and positive student outcomes for all student populations.

Research/Report

California Can Be a Model for Teacher-Led Change

University of South Carolina, College of Education

An article about Pomona Unified School District's shift towards teacher collaboration and peer coaching as a means to improve teaching quality, student achievement, and retention rates, highlighting the positive impact of such initiatives and calling for broader implementation across districts.

Webinar / Video / Podcast

College and Career Readiness Promising Practice – Celebrating Student Efforts

Education Trust, Inc.

A peek into schools and districts across California that have taken intentional steps to celebrate student efforts in order to increase opportunities and supports for underrepresented students of color, low-income students, and English learner students to graduate high school prepared for college and career.

Webinar / Video / Podcast

College and Career Readiness Promising Practice – Making A-G the Default Curriculum

Education Trust, Inc.

A peek into schools and districts across California that have taken intentional steps to make A-g the default curriculum in order to increase opportunities and supports for underrepresented students of color, low-income students, and English learner students to graduate high school prepared for college and career.

Webinar / Video / Podcast

College and Career Readiness Promising Practice – Meaningful External Partnerships

Education Trust, Inc.

A peek into schools and districts across California that have taken intentional steps to build powerful external partnerships in order to increase opportunities and supports for underrepresented students of color, low-income students, and English learner students to graduate high school prepared for college and career.

Story / Case Study / Commentary

Promising Practice in Action: Create and Foster Learning Experiences that Honor Students’ Humanity

Education Trust, Inc.

A brief profile describing how Vintage High School, part of Napa Valley Unified School District, helps students build college-going identities by deliberately taking steps to understand and value the cultures of the students, families, and communities that they serve.

Research/Report

Compassionate Systems: Monterey Program Progress Report

National Center for Youth Law

A report sharing the National Center for Youth Law's program model for supporting students experiencing homelessness in Monterey County, California to graduate from high school with the widest array of possibilities for their future.

Research/Report

FosterEd, Antelope Valley Progress Report Year One

National Center for Youth Law

An analysis of the educational data from the 2018-2019 school year of the Center for Youth Law's work in Los Angeles County in partnership with Palmdale School District to support the individual needs of children in foster care and systems change at a district level.