Grantee Resources

Topic: Transforming Systems for Equity

Tool / Toolkit

Reimagine and Rebuild California Schools

Education Trust, Inc.

A webpage released by a wide-ranging coalition of California organizations to offer resources that outline steps school districts and schools could take to rebuild and recover in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to meet and support the social-emotional and academic needs of students and lay the groundwork for long-term systemic transformation.

Policy Brief/Proposal

The Equity 8 – California’s Key Legislative Proposals: 2021

Education Trust, Inc.

Ed Trust-West's annual analysis of the California budget and proposed legislation for 2021, identifying 8 key proposals with the potential to advance educational equity and justice for California’s students and educators. 

Policy Brief/Proposal

Educators for Excellence Los Angeles Policy Agenda

Educators for Excellence

A policy agenda for Los Angeles Unified Schools built by district educators, featuring demands for culturally relevant and antiracist education, equitable funding, social emotional wellbeing, better compensation approaches tied to teacher pathways, more holistic assessments, and effective and 21st-century teacher preparation.

Webinar / Video / Podcast

Artbound: Arts Education

Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture

A video produced by KCET PBS SoCal exploring the values that arts education provides for all young people and communities, to build the foundation for an inclusive and economically vibrant society.

Tool / Toolkit

Leading for Equity: Take It Up!

National Equity Project

A self-serve online learning series for K-12 education leaders in California featuring four online modules providing tools to take leadership for equity. Modules topics include implicit bias, designing and facilitation meetings for equity, coaching for equity, and navigating complexity.

Policy Brief/Proposal

Creating and Connecting: The Arts are Essential to Reopening Schools

Turnaround Arts

An article emphasizing the importance of integrating the arts into education, particularly for students from marginalized communities. This piece highlights how the arts can promote healing, learning, and equity, and urges schools to prioritize inclusive and engaging learning environments that empower students and foster their holistic development.

Policy Brief/Proposal