Topic: Systems Change

Research/Report

Top-Down Support for Bottom-Up Change

University of California, Los Angeles Center for Transformation of Schools

A case study summarizing how the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), California’s state school funding law since 2013, is being implemented in Pomona Unified School District (PUSD).

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Policy Brief/Proposal

Breaking Down Walls for Student and Educator Learning

University of South Carolina, College of Education

A policy report exploring how educators' professional learning and leadership has been developed at Pomona Unified School District (PUSD) in response to the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) in California.

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Story / Case Study / Commentary

How Well Does California Care For Children? New Report Ranks State Just Below Kentucky

Children Now

An article describing the challenges California faces in improving healthcare for children, particularly due to high rents and housing prices, poorly performing schools, expensive childcare, and other issues affecting child well-being.

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California’s Golden Opportunity: Learning is the Work

Michael Fullan Enterprises Inc.

A report examining the progress and challenges of California's education reform efforts, focusing on the implementation of the California Way and its impact on student learning, highlighting areas such as underfunding, complexity, capacity building, the role of intermediary agencies, and the risk of reverting back to compliance, providing insights for education leaders and policymakers seeking to improve the state's education system.

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Policy Brief/Proposal

Making the Most of the Governor’s Budget Proposal

American Institutes for Research

A policy and practice brief offering four recommendations for implementing the Local Control Funding Formula.

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ART=OPPORTUNITY: A City-Wide research Based Initiative to Advance Economic Development

California State University San Marcos Foundation

An analysis of survey result that demonstrate the impacts that the arts can have on the skills needed for STEM employees.

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California Kids Are Falling Behind In Education And More. What Is The State Doing To Help?

Children Now

An article highlighting California Governor Gavin Newsom's commitment to improving the lives of children in the state, focusing on issues such as the achievement gap in schools and childhood poverty, and discussing the efforts being made to address these challenges, particularly in early childhood education and support.

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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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California’s K-12 Enrollment Drops Again, Charter Schools See Increase

Children Now

An article highlighting the significant drop in enrollment in California's K-12 public schools in the 2018-19 school year, the largest in the prior five years, and the concurrent increase in enrollment in charter schools.

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Teacher Leadership: Prospects and Promises

University of South Carolina, College of Education

An article about the emerging prospects and promises of collaborative teacher leadership models that have begun to emerge following decades of top-down school management.

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Policy Brief/Proposal

User-Centered Design as a Pathway to Effective Policy

American Institutes for Research

A policy and practice brief examining how user-centered design helps address policy issues related to implementing the Local Control Funding Formula.

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Story / Case Study / Commentary

California Quietly Publishes List of 781 Lowest-Performing Schools

Children Now

An article discussing the release of a list of California's poorest-performing schools and how the state's new approach, which grants more autonomy to districts and schools, might impact student performance and school improvement efforts

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California’s Teachers’ Strikes Conceal A Conflict Of Generations

Children Now

An article about the rise of teachers' strikes in the United States, fueled by low salaries, lack of support staff, and frustration with the education system, and how these strikes are impacting the broader conversation about education reform.

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The California Way

Learning Policy Institute

A report analyzing the forces that contributed to passage of the LCFF and concurrent reforms and the implications of these efforts for implementation and outcomes.

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Policy Brief/Proposal

The California Way Brief

Learning Policy Institute

A brief summarizing policies and programs enacted to build an equitable and excellent education system in California.

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Here’s What California Interest Groups Want To See in Gavin Newsom’s Budget

Children Now

A collection of the diverse expectations and priorities of various interest groups and organizations for California Governor Gavin Newsom's first budget.

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My Turn: Here’s One Way Newsom Can Be Rural California’s Governor

Children Now

A commentary proposing the establishment of a new California State University (Cal Poly) campus in Northern California to address the educational and economic needs of the region, particularly in the aftermath of devastating wildfires and to improve college attainment rates for high school graduates in the area.

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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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With Sparse State Funding, California Districts Get Creative in Addressing Student Health

Children Now

An article highlighting the growing pressure on California schools to address students' physical and mental health needs, and acknowledging the lack of resources available to respond adequately.

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Nuance: Why Some Leaders Succeed and Others Fail

Michael Fullan Enterprises Inc.

A book offering three habits of nuance that leaders use to tackle complex challenges with depth and clarity: joint determination, adaptability, and culture-based accountability.

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