Story / Case Study / Commentary
Fighting for facilities
California School Boards Association
A magazine article discussing the need for equitable funding to help address facility repairs and upgrades.
Topic: Systems Change
Research/Report
Representation MATTERS: California’s Higher Education Governing Bodies Still Do Not Reflect the Racial and Gender Diversity of California and Its Students
Campaign for College Opportunity
A brief providing an updated analysis of the representation on California's higher education governing boards as of September 22, 2022. The analysis reveals some highlights and lowlights when it comes to representation
Research/Report
Understanding and Improving Title I of ESEA
All4Ed
A series of reports exploring how well Title I targets funds to school districts and school with the highest concentrations of poverty.
Research/Report
Building Authentic School-Family Partnerships Through the Lens of Social and Emotional Learning
CASEL: Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning
A report focusing on the conditions and guiding actions to foster authentic school-family partnerships. Part of a series that aims to help the field imagine new, more expansive and equitable approaches to social and emotional learning (SEL).
Research/Report
Authentic Student Work in College Admissions
Learning Policy Institute
A study examining how colleges request, collect, and review portfolios of student work along with traditional application materials.
Framework/Guide
Framework: Essentials for Community School Transformation
Learning Policy Institute
A framework and graphic that specifies the motivation, people, conditions, practices and infrastructure of Community Schools.
Research/Report
New Guidance on Investing Federal Relief Funds to Address Absenteeism
Attendance Works
A summary of the December 2022 U.S. Department of Education guidelines for how local education agencies can use federal COVID-19 relief funds to address chronic absenteeism, lagging student engagement, and learning loss.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Taking Police Out of Schools — Different Paths, Same Lessons
KP Catalysts, LLC
An opinion essay commenting on the impact of replacing police officers in schools with different roles, emphasizing the importance of job expectations, staff attitudes, diversity, and community connections in ensuring effective and positive school safety measures.
Research/Report
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.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Dual Enrollment: Who’s in, who’s out
EdSource
A special report examining the rise in popularity of dual enrollment programs at community colleges and their related social and racial disparities.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
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.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Suburban schools reflect the spectrum
California School Boards Association
A magazine article addressing the Local Control Funding Formula and concentration grants for several suburban school districts.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
California Announces Guaranteed Income Pilot Projects for Former Foster Youth
Fostering Media Connections
A news article about a $25 million project of the California Department of Social Services to fund seven guaranteed-income pilot projects serving pregnant women and young people aging out of the foster care system.
Tool / Toolkit
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.
Research/Report
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.
Research/Report
Educating for a Diverse Democracy: The Chilling Role of Political Conflict in Blue, Purple, and Red Communities
University of California, Los Angeles Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
A study that assesses how the partisan context of schools relates to their political conflict and democratic practices.
Research/Report
Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness: District Approaches to Supports and Funding
Learning Policy Institute
A study of five school districts working to serve students experiencing homelessness featuring findings and policy recommendations for improving how school systems serve these students.
Research/Report
Bright Spots: Schools & Organizations Cultivating Excellence in Los Angeles Black Youth
University of California, Los Angeles Center for Transformation of Schools
A report analyzing schools and organizations in Los Angeles County with a history of illuminating paths toward academic success for the Black students they serve.
Framework/Guide
Strategic Investments of One-Time Funds for Tribal Governments
WestEd
A brief with insights from tribal leaders who offer strategies for directing one-time federal funds to improve educational outcomes.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
California School News October 2022
California School Boards Association
A monthly newsletter covering all aspects of public school governance, with a feature story on advocacy wins in election reform and workforce housing.