Tool / Toolkit
The Lead by Learning Certificate Program
Lead By Learning
A professional learning program for educators seeking to develop their capacity for student-centered instruction.
Topic: Teaching and Learning
Research/Report
Reclaiming the Democratic Purpose of California’s Public Schools
University of California, Los Angeles Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
A study of civic learning in California school districts.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Dinuba’s Journey
Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation
A case study about labor-management practices in the Dinuba Unified School District.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Gov. Newsom Vetoes Requirement For Ethnic Studies Course In High School; Also Nixed: A Fix to Funding Formula
Children Now
An article describing California Governor Gavin Newsom's unexpected veto of a bill that would have mandated a course in ethnic studies as a high school graduation requirement and a significant change to the state's K-12 funding formula, the Local Control Funding Formula.
Research/Report
PACE Analysis of Mills Teacher Scholars
Lead By Learning
A analysis of how Mills Teacher Scholars supported positive learning cultures in two Bay Area public school districts.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Using Performance Assessments to Support Student Learning
Learning Policy Institute
A case study examining the key district-, school-, and classroom-level conditions necessary to support high-quality performance assessment practices.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Using Performance Assessments to Support Student Learning Brief
Learning Policy Institute
A brief summarizing lessons from districts' experiences with performance assessments.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Using Performance Assessments to Support Student Learning in Pasadena Unified School District
Learning Policy Institute
A case study examining the key conditions necessary to support high-quality performance assessment practices in the Pasadena Unified School District.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
Empowering Civic Action in Youth Through Linked Learning
Linked Learning Alliance
A video webinar about using Linked Learning pathways to build civic engagement among young people.
Research/Report
Keeping Students Linked in California
All4Ed
A report summarizing access to high speed internet and computing devices in California.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
First Big Reform of California’s Education Funding Law Awaits Governor’s Signature
Children Now
An article about California Assembly Bill 1835, a significant reform to California's K-12 funding system, which aims to end a loophole that diverts funding away from high-needs students and advocates for accountability and transparency in spending to narrow achievement gaps.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Rules or Agency? What’s in Your Remote Learning Plan?
Education Reimagined
An article challenging the conventional "business as usual" approach to hybrid learning in schools, and advocating for promoting learner agency to encourage active participation, self-motivated learning, and customization of learning experiences for each student.
Research/Report
Report & Recommendations of the California Advisory Task Force on Alternative Schools
Stanford University Graduate School of Education, John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities
A report summarizing the deliberations and recommendations of the California Advisory Task Force on Alternative Schools.
Framework/Guide
Enabling Conditions and Capacities for Continuous Improvement
WestEd
A framework for measuring and supporting progress towards the goals of the statewide system of support in California.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
Equity at the Center: Strategies & Tools for Developing Better Learning Continuity & Attendance Plan
Attendance Works
A 90-minute webinar presenting strategies and tools for re-imagining how districts, families and community-based organizations can work together.
Research/Report
Restarting and Reinventing School
Learning Policy Institute
A report providing an overarching framework that focuses on how policymakers as well as educators can support equitable, effective teaching and learning regardless of the medium through which that takes place.
Research/Report
No Longer Optional: Why and How Expanded Learning Partnerships are Essential to Achieving Equity in School Reopening and Recovery
The Opportunity Institute
A brief outlining how expanded learning programs can provide valuable support to schools and students, and how districts could leverage current funding and system flexibilities in building out their school reopening plans in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Policy Brief/Proposal
Community Schools: A COVID-19 Recovery Strategy
Community Schools Learning Exchange
A brief describing how community schools strategies can be used to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Framework/Guide
Supporting Learning in the COVID-19 Context
Community Schools Learning Exchange
A offering a framework for districts to use in their preparation to provide quality instruction through distance and blended models.
Policy Brief/Proposal
Keep Us Linked
Linked Learning Alliance
A brief on student perspectives of challenges and opportunities they face as they pursue college and career readiness in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.