Framework/Guide
Linked Learning Gold Certification Review Guide
Linked Learning Alliance
A guide to assist educators in reviewing their implementation of Linked Learning for adherence to Gold Certification standards.
Topic: Teaching and Learning
Webinar / Video / Podcast
How to Build a Strong and Diverse Teaching Profession
Partnership for the Future of Learning
A 5-minute animated video summarizing a set of policy and strategy recommendations to recruit, prepare, develop, and retain high-quality teachers and bring greater racial, ethnic, and linguistic diversity to the teaching profession.
Research/Report
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Education 2022
Public Policy Institute of California
A report based on findings from a statewide survey on K-12 education conducted in 2022 in California
Story / Case Study / Commentary
To Find More Bilingual Teachers, California Needs to Cast a Wider Net
Sobrato Early Academic Language (SEAL) Program
An article highlighting the shortage of bilingual teachers in California and the need to expand bilingual programs by addressing the lack of teacher preparation programs and encouraging current teachers to receive training in bilingual education, while also emphasizing the importance of personalized support and community outreach in recruiting potential bilingual teachers.
Framework/Guide
Supporting California’s Children Through a Whole Child Approach
WestEd
A field guide to creating integrated school-based systems of care.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Education Equity Audits: A 20-year legacy of moving districts closer to equity
Education Trust, Inc.
A blog post looking back on 20 years of advocacy by the Education Trust-West, including five findings that appear in most of their Educational Equity Audits conducted over the span of 15 years.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Ensuring Youth Access To People, Places And Possibilities
KP Catalysts, LLC
An opinion essay describing how some homeless youth services providers were able to adjust and innovate during the COVID-19 pandemic by adopting youth-centered approaches, but highlighting the need for more systemic changes and infrastructure to support all young people's needs, especially those experiencing homelessness.
Research/Report
Parent Teacher Home Visits Implementation Study
Parent Teacher Home Visits
An analysis of how the Parent Teacher Home Visits model is practiced in four school districts across the United States.
Research/Report
Student Outcomes and Parent Teacher Home Visits
Parent Teacher Home Visits
A report presenting the results of a research study showing a strong connection between the Parent Teacher Home Visits model and decreases in chronic absence rates, as well as increases in English Language Arts proficiency among students.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Investing in Bilingual Teachers
Sobrato Early Academic Language (SEAL) Program
An article describing the efforts in Oak Grove School District in California to address the bilingual teacher shortage through activities and resources to help teachers increase their pedagogical knowledge and skills as they obtained bilingual authorization.
Research/Report
Keeping an Eye on Equity in Bilingual Education
Sobrato Early Academic Language (SEAL) Program
An article about the work of the Sobrato Early Academy Language (SEAL) Program's efforts to reduce inequities in bilingual education by fostering ideological clarity among bilingual teachers and the meaningful engagement of Spanish-speaking families.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
Small But Mighty
All4Ed
A podcast featuring discussion with Lori Gonzalez, superintendent of El Nido Unified School District
Webinar / Video / Podcast
We Are Going to Be Just Fine
All4Ed
A podcast featuring discussion with Michael McCormick, superintendent of Val Verde School District
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Attendance Works! An On the Record Interview with Hedy Chang
KP Catalysts, LLC
A Q&A with Hedy Chang, the founder and executive directory of Attendance Works, about the importance of studying chronic absenteeism as an equity issue, the use of data to address gaps in improving student attendance and engagement, and the role of young people in developing solutions to student absenteeism.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
LCFF Case Study: Lynwood
University of California, Los Angeles Center for Transformation of Schools
A 2-minute video about the implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula at Lindbergh Elementary in the Lynwood Unified School District.
Policy Brief/Proposal
Educational Leadership in Crisis
American Institutes for Research
A policy and practice brief exploring how some California school district leaders responded to the initial and continuing COVID-19 crisis.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Standardized Test Scores In California Fell During Year In Distance Learning
Children Now
An article highlighting the significant decline in standardized test scores among California students, especially those who underwent distance learning during the 2020-2021 academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Engaging Young People in Exploring Work Opportunities through Virtual Internships
Education Reimagined
A Q&A with Todd Smith, CEO of Symphony Workforce, about his journey to connect young people to meaningful work opportunities.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Possible Futures: Toward a New Grammar of Schooling
Harvard University, Graduate School of Education
An article discussing the need for a new approach to schooling, emphasizing flexibility, relationship-building, and deep engagement with the broader world to address the challenges posed by the COVID pandemic, racism, economic inequality, and threats to democracy.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Revival: Could Public Education Revive the Common Good?
Harvard University, Graduate School of Education
A blog post that explores the common good and the power of public education.