Grantee Resources

Topic: Systems Change

Story / Case Study / Commentary

Celebrating 5 Years of The Incredible Journey of The Student Voice Campaign

Californians for Justice

A blog post celebrating the 5th anniversary of the Student Voice Campaign from Californians for Justice, highlighting its transformative impact in giving students a voice in decision-making processes in California's public schools and advocating for continued student engagement and equity in education.

Tool / Toolkit

California’s Bilingual Opportunity: Supporting Students’ Home Languages

California Budget & Policy Center

A fact sheet emphasizing the value of leveraging the language assets of California's bilingual K-12 students, highlighting the benefits of achieving biliteracy, addressing the need for quality bilingual education, and urging policymakers to view students who speak languages other than English as an opportunity to enhance workforce preparation, improve competitiveness, and strengthen communities.

Framework/Guide

Ways of Looking: Exploring Measurement of School Transformation through the Arts and Social Emotional Learning

Turnaround Arts

A recording of a conference that convened thought leaders from the fields of education, the arts, psychology, and social-emotional learning to discuss ways of looking at the work to better understand key leverage points that increase and demonstrate impact.

Research/Report

California Can Be a Model for Teacher-Led Change

University of South Carolina, College of Education

An article about Pomona Unified School District's shift towards teacher collaboration and peer coaching as a means to improve teaching quality, student achievement, and retention rates, highlighting the positive impact of such initiatives and calling for broader implementation across districts.

Policy Brief/Proposal

Judicial Advocacy

March For Our Lives

A collection of Amicus Curiae briefs filed in different cases across the United States, centering gun violence survivors’ voices in the courts.

Story / Case Study / Commentary

Dive into Deep Learning: Tools for Engagement

Michael Fullan Enterprises Inc.

A book that lays out a framework for deep learning that provides a pathway to develop the six global competencies needed to flourish in a complex world: character, citizenship, collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking.

Story / Case Study / Commentary

Promising Practice in Action: Restructure the School Day to Meet Students’ Individual Needs

Education Trust, Inc.

A brief profile describing how Alta Loma High School, part of Chaffey Joint Union High School District, built the Alta Loma Academy Program as a response to a deep analysis of student achievement data which showed that the school was not meeting students' academic needs.

Policy Brief/Proposal

The Equity 8 – California’s Key Legislative Proposals: 2019

Education Trust, Inc.

Ed Trust-West's annual analysis of the California budget and proposed legislation for 2019, identifying 8 key proposals with the potential to advance educational equity and justice for California’s students and educators.