Story / Case Study / Commentary
California School News July 2022
California School Boards Association
A monthly newsletter covering all aspects of public school governance, with a feature story on budget trailer bills.
Topic: Systems Change
Research/Report
Planning Cities With Young People and Schools: Forging Justice, Generating Joy
Berkeley Institute of Urban and Regional Development
A book offering best-practice recommendations for reimagining the future of our cities for and with our young people, sharing the viewpoint of young people from low-income communities of color and their public schools.
Tool / Toolkit
Strategic Arts Education Planning Guide
createCA
A technical guide to step-by-step planning for arts and arts education based on the Technology of Participation methods.
Tool / Toolkit
Black Minds Matter: 2022 Fact Sheet
Education Trust, Inc.
A fact sheet with data about the progress and deficiencies that California has made on living up to its educational responsibilities to Black students and families.
Policy Brief/Proposal
The Equity 8 – California’s Key Legislative Proposals: 2022
Education Trust, Inc.
Ed Trust-West's annual analysis of the California budget and proposed legislation for 2022, identifying 8 key proposals with the potential to advance educational equity and justice for California’s students and educators.
Research/Report
Voices from the Classroom 2022: A Survey of Los Angeles’s Educators
Educators for Excellence
The results of a survey questionnaire, developed by teachers, of 110 full-time public school teachers in Los Angeles, that dives into the top issues facing Los Angeles Unified School District.
Tool / Toolkit
Equity is Justice: The Community-Led Fight for the Student Equity Need Index (SENI)
InnerCity Struggle
A slide presentation that provides background on the Student Equity Need Index (SENI) and how community was involved in winning, implementing, and benefiting from it.
Framework/Guide
About COYN
New Ways to Work
A document describing the California Opportunity Youth Network (COYN), including their mission, policy objectives, recent achievements, youth fellowships, members, and recent publications and presentations.
Research/Report
California Opportunity Youth Data Report 2022
New Ways to Work
A report that provides a high-level overview of California's disconnected, or "Opportunity Youth" population, published with the objective of drawing attention to a problem that requires immediate action, and to create collaborative recommendations for state and local policy.
Research/Report
Housing Instability and Educational Outcomes of San Mateo County Youth
Stanford University Graduate School of Education, John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities
A research brief sharing key findings and recommendations for addressing the needs of youth who experience housing instability.
Policy Brief/Proposal
A Case for Coherence
American Institutes for Research
A policy and practice brief outlining considerations for implementing the California Community Schools Partnership Program.
Tool / Toolkit
CALMI Resource Guidebook
Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation
A guide to labor-management partnership.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
California’s Cradle-to-Career Data System: Putting Data to Work For Kids
Children Now
A Q&A with Children Now's Education Team about the Cradle-to-Career (C2C) Data System, and how to get involved to ensure it does right by California students.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Talking Story: Embracing our Humanity on a Deeper Level
Education Reimagined
An article exploring the power of storytelling in education, urging a shift away from technical solutions and embracing the values of ecosystems and story at every level to create transformative and meaningful learning experiences.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Formal, Flexible & Free Choice Learning…On an Airplane
KP Catalysts, LLC
An article describing the importance of different learning approaches, such as formal, flexible, and free choice, and how they are interconnected, impacting children's development and educational experiences.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Systems and Structures: What Needs Must Be Addressed for a Learner-Centered Future
KP Catalysts, LLC
A commentary exploring the challenge of providing learner-centered education equitably to all children and families regardless of race, income, or location, and highlights the importance of understanding and supporting community learning systems that complement public schools to achieve this goal.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Building a Sustainable Bilingual Teacher Pipeline
Sobrato Early Academic Language (SEAL) Program
An article proposing ways to address the shortage of bilingual teachers in the United States while emphasizing the importance of building a sustainable bilingual educator workforce to provide educational equity and support the academic success of multilingual learners, particularly in light of the challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tool / Toolkit
Equitable Funding Social Media Campaign
Teach Plus
A social media toolkit to support a campaign advocating for passage of Senate Bill 3 to increase transparency in the state budget regarding educational equity.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
California School News June 2022
California School Boards Association
A monthly newsletter covering all aspects of public school governance, with a feature story on COVID attendance relief and LCFF base increase.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
What’s in a Grade? Districts Examine How Traditional Grading Practices Affect Equity
California School Boards Association
A magazine article exploring the challenges posed to educational equity by traditional grading systems and how districts in California are developing alternatives.