Report / Research
Youth Civic Empowerment
YouthTruth
A report offering insight into the current state of youth civic empowerment, revealing troubling patterns of inequity in civic readiness.
Topic: Youth Voice and Agency
Research/Report
California’s Future is Clocked In: The Experiences of Young Workers
University of California, Los Angeles Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
A report focused on the conditions of young workers aged 16 to 24 in the state of California.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
How Bay Area Youth Distributed 2.4M
Northern California Grantmakers
A video about the Generational Recovery Fund (GRF), a youth-led, time-limited Bay Area regional pooled fund that invested in helping Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) youth to successfully navigate their recovery from the harms of COVID-19.
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.
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.
Framework/Guide
Deeper Learning Dozen 2022-2023 Playbook
Harvard University, Graduate School of Education
An overview of the Deeper Learning Dozen experience.
Tool / Toolkit
Local Control and Accountability Plan Resources
Los Angeles Unified School District
A collection of public engagement resources to support adoption of the Local Control and Accountability Plan.
Policy Brief/Proposal
COYN 2023 Policy Agenda
New Ways to Work
A overview of the California Opportunity Youth Network (COYN)'s 2023 policy agenda, describing six issues and the actions that COYN will take to advance them.
Research/Report
Community Schooling Issue 4
Berkeley Institute of Urban and Regional Development
A multimedia publication from the UCLA Center for Community Schooling featuring public scholarship to inform the collective struggle for democracy, justice, and public education.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Encinal Students Featured on KQED’s Youth Takeover Week
KQED Inc.
A news story about a youth broadcasters from Encinal Jr. Sr. High School.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Three Years After #DefundThePolice, Schools are Bringing Cops Back to Campus
Children Now
A story about the changing presence of school resource officers and other police presences in and around schools.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
History of the Student Equity Need Index (SENI)
InnerCity Struggle
A Tik-Tok video explaining the Student Equity Need Index (SENI), the formula that determines funding for schools based on the individual needs of each school.
Tool / Toolkit
Everyone, Everywhere: The Circles of Commitment Model
March For Our Lives
A presentation on the circles of commitment model for high-participation stakeholder engagement in political organizing.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
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.
Research/Report
Participant Perspectives on Education and Training Vouchers
Urban Institute
A research report highlighting the experiences of young people who have experienced foster care and received Chafee Education and Training Vouchers (ETVs) to help fund their postsecondary education.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
OK. So We Are Listening to Student Voices… Now What? Inclusive Strategy for Educational Transformation
Harvard University, Graduate School of Education
A blog post describing how Deeper Learning is an inclusive, emergent strategy that educators can use to move from listening to student voices to taking action on their ideas and recommendations to transform the learning experience.
Research/Report
San José Public Library Foundation 2023 Impact Report
San José Public Library Foundation
A short impact report featuring images, graphics, charts, and words from 2023 about the SJ Aspires program, which partners directly with San José high school to give students the opportunity to claim scholarship dollars that they can use for education after high school by completing activities aligned with college and career readiness.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
The right choices? Leaders, policymakers and experts react to Gov. Newsom’s 2022-23 education budget
Children Now
A collection of responses from more than 60 education stakeholders, including students, administrators, and teachers, to Governor Newsom's 2022-2023 education budget.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
“We’re keeping our promises”: Gov. Newsom unveils $297 billion budget, $22.5 billion deficit
Children Now
A news report on Governor Newsom's 2023-24 education budget and reactions from education stakeholders across the state.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
The Value of Unbounded Resources and Relationships
KP Catalysts, LLC
An opinion essay discussing the limitations on educational resources that acknowledge diversity and the importance of unbounded relationships outside of traditional school settings in helping students succeed.