Topic: Teaching and Learning

Research/Report

Giving Credit Where Credit is Due

All4Ed

A report describing four types of school credit transfer policies that policymakers should consider to ensure that students and taxpayers reap the full benefit of dual enrollment.

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Story / Case Study / Commentary

Districts must empower teachers to lead the way for whole-child education

University of South Carolina, College of Education

An op-ed arguing for and offering creative suggestions for schools to adopt whole-child approaches.

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Addressing Inequities in College Preparatory Course-Taking

University of California Davis, School of Education

A report examining the variation in statewide participation in college-prepatory courses, including A-G courses, college-credit coursework, and the level of math courses that students take their senior year.

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Put your money on the table: Interagency Coordination to Address the Crisis in Student Mental and Behavioral Health

WestEd

A report showing how county offices of education (COEs) play a critical role in coordinating and integrating services with other child-serving agencies to serve students and families more effectively.

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Story / Case Study / Commentary

Equitable School Funding

Californians for Justice

A webpage about the fight for equitable school funding and the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) in California.

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Tool / Toolkit

CASEL’s District Resource Center

CASEL: Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning

A collection of resources to help school districts make social and emotional learning (SEL) an integral part of every student's education.

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CASEL’s State Resource Center

CASEL: Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning

A webpage curated for state leaders and informed by the Collaborating States Initiative, to help state education agencies create and promote state-level social and emotional learning (SEL) practices and policies.

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Policy Brief/Proposal

The 2023 Pro-Kid Policy Agenda

Children Now

A comprehensive state-level policy roadmap to ensure that all California children have the necessary supports to reach their full potential.

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Framework/Guide

Deeper Learning Dozen 2022-2023 Playbook

Harvard University, Graduate School of Education

An overview of the Deeper Learning Dozen experience.

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Tool / Toolkit

Community Schools Story Map

Partnership for the Future of Learning

An interactive map of stories about community schools and the impact they're having across the United States.

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The District’s Role in Community School Development

Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE)

A policy brief providing guidance for district leaders on approaches to shifting their own leadership to support flourishing community schools.

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Encinal Students Featured on KQED’s Youth Takeover Week

KQED Inc.

A news story about a youth broadcasters from Encinal Jr. Sr. High School.

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Bilingual Teacher Shortage Threatens Students’ Bilingual Opportunity

California Budget & Policy Center

A fact sheet highlighting the shortage of bilingual education teachers in California, and emphasizing the importance of addressing this issue to ensure that all students, particularly those with home language assets, have access to an education that promotes biliteracy, offering cognitive benefits and increased competitiveness in the workforce.

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Policy Brief/Proposal

California’s Major Investment in Universal Transitional Kindergarten

California Education Partners

A policy brief summarizing the challenges facing California's Universal Transitional Kindergarten (UTK), with recommendations for state policies that can align resources and support for high-quality implementation.

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Toolkit for Transformation

Harvard University, Graduate School of Education

A set of tools to help educators implement deeper learning activities with their students.

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Learning Through Radical Partnership: Developing Leadership Capacity in Leadership Candidates, Current District Leaders, and University Partners

California State University Fullerton

An article exploring how a leadership preparation partnership between a university and an urban high school fosters learning across candidates, school district leaders, and partner faculty.

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Webinar / Video / Podcast

The Future of Smart Podcast

Grantmakers for Education

A 17-episode series of podcasts exploring ideas at the intersection of education, equity, and philanthropy that point us towards a radical re-envisioning of our education system.

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Beyond Teacher Leadership: The Role of Teachers as Learners, Innovators, and Designers for Whole Child Education

University of South Carolina, College of Education

An exploratory case study sharing the stories and strategies of two school districts that are committed to student-led learning, community schooling, and whole child education as well as supporting teachers as leaders.

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Educating for a Diverse Democracy in California: The Growing Challenges of Political Conflict and Hostile Behavior

University of California, Los Angeles Graduate School of Education & Information Studies

A brief examining the degree to which the partisan leaning of the communities surrounding schools is related to important social and political dynamics in the schools.

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The Principal 2.0: Three Keys to Maximizing Impact

Michael Fullan Enterprises Inc.

An updated edition of the 2014 book "The Principal," showing how the principal's role continues to change, alongside our changing world, and how we can embrace the transformation in short order.