Topic: Purpose of Education

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Americans Say Character Education is Schools’ Top Job. So Why Do They Think No One Else Cares?

KP Catalysts, LLC

An opinion essay discussing the Purpose of Education Index, a private opinion study of American people's priorities for the future of education, revealing interesting insights into the different priorities and opinions among various racial and ethnic groups and parents versus the general population.

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.

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California’s Hidden Gem: An Introduction and Overview of California’s Adult Education System

New Ways to Work

A overview of key features and elements of California adult education programs, with a focus on the Los Angeles basin, published to promote broader awareness of their value as well as to posit the importance of strategic partnerships and greater collaboration between adult education programs, county and city workforce development agencies, community-based organizations, and other entities providing services to adults.

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OK. So We Are Listening to Student Voices… Now What? Inclusive Strategy for Educational Transformation

Harvard University, Graduate School of Education

A blog post describing how Deeper Learning is an inclusive, emergent strategy that educators can use to move from listening to student voices to taking action on their ideas and recommendations to transform the learning experience.

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Adults Need Calming Rooms, Too

KP Catalysts, LLC

An opinion essay about the importance of creating calm and supportive spaces to address mental health concerns, while also highlighting the contradiction in restricting students' freedom to explore real-world issues and make decisions.

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San José Public Library Foundation 2023 Impact Report

San José Public Library Foundation

A short impact report featuring images, graphics, charts, and words from 2023 about the SJ Aspires program, which partners directly with San José high school to give students the opportunity to claim scholarship dollars that they can use for education after high school by completing activities aligned with college and career readiness.

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California School News February 2023

California School Boards Association

A monthly newsletter covering all aspects of public school governance, with a feature story on Gov. Newsom's January 2023 budget proposal.

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Creating universal school meals

California School Boards Association

A magazine story about about how schools in California are using innovative farms, from-scratch cooking, and local produce to ensure all students can access healthy, delicious food.

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The Case for Arts Education

Children Now

An opinion piece arguing for the importance of arts education, espeically for students of color.

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The Value of Unbounded Resources and Relationships

KP Catalysts, LLC

An opinion essay discussing the limitations on educational resources that acknowledge diversity and the importance of unbounded relationships outside of traditional school settings in helping students succeed.

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Racial Equity Messaging and Resources

Los Angeles Education Partnership

A collection of resources to support work towards changing inequitable systems.

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Science instruction needs the same attention as math and English

Children Now

An opinion piece arguing for increased attention on STEM learning opportunities for all school children, with an examination of career and higher education trends related to STEM.

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Chronic absences rise to record levels in California, but so do graduation rates

Children Now

An analysis of recent data published on the California School Dashboard.

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State Bright Spots: SEL and the American Rescue Plan Act

CASEL: Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning

A brief providing examples of how states are leveraging American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to improve social and emotional learning (SEL) for all students.

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Reorienting Public Education to Meet the Needs of Our Youth

The Opportunity Institute

A report sharing lessons learned from the Adolescent Learning and Development Project in Mississippi.

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Windfall for arts education with the likely passage of Proposition 28

Children Now

A news story on the impact of a $1 billion windfall addition to the California K-12 school budget to support drama, music, and other arts programs.

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California School News November 2022

California School Boards Association

A monthly newsletter covering all aspects of public school governance, with a feature story on declines in California assessments.

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Quality Criteria for Systems of Performance Assessment for School, District, and Network Leaders

Learning Policy Institute

A tool to support school, district, and network leaders in examining their existing systems for evidence of the policies, structures, and features that enable the use of performance-based assessment in service of deeper learning for all students.

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Gauging Good Stewardship: Is California Adequately and Equitably Investing in its Public School Facilities?

University of California, Berkeley

A report investigating the adequacy and equity of investment in California's public school facilities using a standards-based framework to understand patterns of investment levels.

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Pipelines, Shortages, and Workforces: Why Do We Still Think of Teachers as Workers on an Assembly Line?

Harvard University, Graduate School of Education

A blog post examining the use of the terms "teacher pipelines," "teacher shortages," and "teacher workforce," and how they reflect assumptions about the teaching profession that hide the systemic challenges behind teacher recruitment and retention.

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