Topic: Youth Thriving Through Learning

Story / Case Study / Commentary

Taking Police Out of Schools — Different Paths, Same Lessons

KP Catalysts, LLC

An opinion essay commenting on the impact of replacing police officers in schools with different roles, emphasizing the importance of job expectations, staff attitudes, diversity, and community connections in ensuring effective and positive school safety measures.

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Reorienting Public Education to Meet the Needs of Our Youth

The Opportunity Institute

A report sharing lessons learned from the Adolescent Learning and Development Project in Mississippi.

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Where Are They Now? A Study of Dual Enrollment Students in the Kern Community College District

Foundation for California Community Colleges

A mixed methods study examining quantitative and qualitative outcomes for dual enrollment students in California's Central Valley region.

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Tool / Toolkit

Quality Criteria for Systems of Performance Assessment for School, District, and Network Leaders

Learning Policy Institute

A tool to support school, district, and network leaders in examining their existing systems for evidence of the policies, structures, and features that enable the use of performance-based assessment in service of deeper learning for all students.

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Improving Trauma-Informed Education: Responding to Student Adversity With Equity-Centered, Systemic Support

National Education Policy Center

A research brief exploring the promise and challenges of trauma-informed education, and why trauma-informed education may best be designed as a system-wide commitment rather than an intervention.

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Educating for a Diverse Democracy: The Chilling Role of Political Conflict in Blue, Purple, and Red Communities

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

A study that assesses how the partisan context of schools relates to their political conflict and democratic practices.

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Learning Priorities for Advancing Equitable Dual Enrollment in California

Engage R+D

A description of key findings and further questions surfaced by the Career Ladders Project (CLP) and Engage R+D when they asked K-12 education leaders and their partners about efforts to implement dual enrollment in California high schools.

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Schools and Community Programs Are Stronger Together

KP Catalysts, LLC

A Q&A with Karen Pittman about how alignment between schools and out-of-school time providers can reduce inequity and optimize learning, and the role of professional learning in strengthening those linkages.

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Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness: District Approaches to Supports and Funding

Learning Policy Institute

A study of five school districts working to serve students experiencing homelessness featuring findings and policy recommendations for improving how school systems serve these students.

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Webinar / Video / Podcast

Introduction to the Linked Learning Approach (October 2022)

Linked Learning Alliance

An 82-minute video webinar about the Linked Learning approach.

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Framework/Guide

Work-Based Learning Curriculum

Linked Learning Alliance

An outline of the Linked Learning framework for Work-Based Learning.

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Bright Spots: Schools & Organizations Cultivating Excellence in Los Angeles Black Youth

University of California, Los Angeles Center for Transformation of Schools

A report analyzing schools and organizations in Los Angeles County with a history of illuminating paths toward academic success for the Black students they serve.

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Something is Happening in Chula Vista

createCA

A case study of the Chula Vista Elementary School District's approach to integrating the arts into education.

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Tool / Toolkit

High School Counselor FAFSA/CADAA Toolkit for Students Experiencing Homelessness

John Burton Advocates for Youth

A toolkit to help high school counselors support students experiencing homelessness to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the California Dream Act Application (CADAA).

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From Queen to Credits

KP Catalysts, LLC

A commentary on the challenges of giving credit for learning experiences that occur outside the traditional classroom setting and calls for a shift in the credentialing system to acknowledge the diverse and valuable learning opportunities provided by out-of-school time programs.

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Handle With Care

KP Catalysts, LLC

An opinion essay describing the impactful "Handle with Care" program that provides support to children exposed to trauma and highlighting the need for coordinated efforts to protect and support students facing chronic traumas inflicted by systems and the legal system.

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Opportunity Requires 3 Actions

KP Catalysts, LLC

An article discussing the need for a large-scale reimagining of publicly funded learning opportunities to address equity issues in education and calls for greater collaboration between schools, community-based organizations, and families to create meaningful learning experiences for all students.

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Some Assembly Required

KP Catalysts, LLC

A roundup discussing challenges of inequitable access to learning opportunities, especially for affluent parents who spend money on supplemental education, introducing the "Assembly" as an initiative to address this issue and develop a more flexible learning ecosystem.

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California’s Students in Foster Care – Brief

Learning Policy Institute

The brief for a report examining school conditions and education outcomes for students experiencing foster care.

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Caught And Taught — Out-Of-School Time Programs Add Social-Emotional Instruction

KP Catalysts, LLC

An opinion essay discussing the need for increased social-emotional learning (SEL) in afterschool programs due to behavioral challenges brought on by the pandemic, highlighting the importance of both explicit and embedded SEL instruction to support youth and staff.

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