Topic: Life After High School

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Promising Practice in Action: Developing Meaningful Partnerships with Community Based Organizations, Colleges/Universities, and Local Industry Partners

Education Trust, Inc.

A brief profile describing how California school districts are building deep partnerships with local community-based organizations, college and universities, and local industry partners.

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Promising Practice in Action: Invest In and Retain Teachers and Leaders to Create a Culture of Learning and Support

Education Trust, Inc.

A brief profile describing how Whittier Union High School District creates an environment where teachers and school leaders feel valued and supported.

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Promising Practice in Action: Making A-G the Default Curriculum

Education Trust, Inc.

A brief profile describing how five California schools and districts are successfully using a-g as the default curriculum by considering how pre-existing systemic barriers prevent students from accessing and succeeding in the course sequence.

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Research/Report

Student Achievement Analysis: Results of the 2018-19 Smarter Balanced Assessments

Education Trust, Inc.

An analysis and summary of key data points from the 2018-19 California Department of Education's college- and career-readiness aligned assessments, the California Assessment of Student Performance Progress (CAASPP).

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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.

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Giving Learning and Graduation New Meaning: One Student at a Time

University of California, Los Angeles Center for Transformation of Schools

A case study summarizing how California's school funding law, the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), is being implemented in San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD).

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Policy Brief/Proposal

Leveraging LCFF for Equity and Coherence

American Institutes for Research

A policy and practice brief examining how San Jose Unified School District utilized funds made available through the Local Control Funding Formula.

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Policy Brief/Proposal

First Look: Understanding the Governor’s 2019-20 May Revision

California Budget & Policy Center

A report outlining key pieces of the California governor's May 2019-20 Revision and exploring progress and missed opportunities.

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Webinar / Video / Podcast

Creating the Conditions for Adult Learning

Lead By Learning

A 3-minute video about the process of developing adult learning opportunities in schools.

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Research/Report

Aligning Systems for Equity

University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Education

A report about the April 2019 Aligning College and Career Pathway Systems for Equity symposium, in which participants identified the high priority problems of system alignment affecting equitable pathway development, and the specific research questions that need to be answered in order to guide policy and practice.

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Policy Brief/Proposal

First Look: Understanding the Governor’s Proposed 2019 State Budget

California Budget & Policy Center

A report outlining key pieces of the 2019 California budget proposal and exploring how the governor prioritized spending and determined cuts.

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Story / Case Study / Commentary

Data Will Define ‘Cradle To Career’ Educational Success

Children Now

An op-ed about the importance of investing in early learning and higher education in California and the need for a comprehensive overhaul of the state's fragmented data systems to track positive outcomes throughout the education-to-employment pipeline, especially as the state's demographic landscape changes.

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Research/Report

Equity Alert: Improving Cal Grant Equity

Education Trust, Inc.

A report examining three barriers to equity within the Cal Grant program, including recommendations for how policymakers could make changes to benefit students.

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Research/Report

Leadership and Capacity Building in College and Career Pathways

University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Education

A report about the November 2018 Leadership and Capacity Building in College and Career Pathways symposium, which focused on leadership and capacity-building and the research questions required to address problems of practice faced by pathway administrators, teachers, counselors, and other student support specialists.

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Paving the Path to College Aid: Expanding Access to the Cal Grant Program

Education Trust, Inc.

A research brief examining promising practices for increasing Cal Grant application rates.

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Student Achievement Analysis: Results of the 2017-18 Smarter Balanced Assessments

Education Trust, Inc.

An analysis and summary of key data points from the 2017-18 California Department of Education's college- and career-readiness aligned assessments, the California Assessment of Student Performance Progress (CAASPP).

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Tool / Toolkit

LAUSD Linked Learning Portfolio Defense

Envision Schools

A website toolkit for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)'s Linked Learning Portfolio Defense, an assessment approach in which students assemble a portfolio of work that demonstrates how they've met the standards of the district's Graduate Profile.

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Gov. Brown Proposes Ambitious Education Agenda In His Final State Budget

Children Now

A discussion of California Governor Jerry Brown's proposed education spending in his 2018-19 budget, which included funding to address shortages in special education teachers, connecting career pathways programs with community colleges, and allocating more resources to the state's school accountability system.

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CSUSM Sun Spike

California State University San Marcos Foundation

A compilation of findings from the Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) Freshman Survey, known as TFS, which provides data about incoming college students, about the role that arts play in a child's success.

New Poll: Safe And Positive School Environment More Important Than Higher Test Scores

Children Now

An article discussing the findings of a poll which showed that California voters prioritize creating a safe and positive school environment over higher scores on standardized tests when evaluating school performance, and express concerns about bullying, violence, and harassment on school campuses.

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