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Education Equity in California: A Review of ...

In spite of recent efforts to address inequality in California schools, the data show consistent patterns of inequality of student outcomes based on race, ethnicity, language, special education, and poverty; persistent state education policy problems impact already disadvantaged students most severely.

Check out the equity brief

Education Equity in California: A Review of Getting Down to Facts II Findings
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Meaningful Engagement Under ESSA — Issue 2: A ...

Partners for Each and Every Child and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) created this second handbook to support local engagement under ESSA. We hope that local leaders will use these resources together to better and more collaboratively include students, families, educators, and partners into the policymaking and implementation process.

Meaningful Engagement Under ESSA — Issue 2: A Handbook for Local Leaders
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Engage for Education Equity Toolkit

Partners for Each and Every Child, the Dignity in Schools Campaign, and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. have developed this toolkit to serve as a call to action and to empower parents, families, caregivers, students, and other community members with the information and tools they need to take action on ESSA in schools.

Engage for Education Equity Toolkit
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College in Jail Toolkit

Read the full toolkit for tips on how community colleges and Sheriff's Departments can work together to offer high-quality college education inside county jails. 

College in Jail Toolkit
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Will CA continue to lead in using higher ed to ...

This new publication applauds the unprecedented growth in the number of California colleges teaching in correctional facilities and reaching formerly incarcerated students in the community, but warns of failure if the state does not focus on quality and sustainability.

Will CA continue to lead in using higher ed to address mass incarceration?

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Why Expanded Learning Partnerships are Essential to Achieving Equity in School Reopening

No Longer Optional: Expanded Learning in School Reopening

Reopening schools in this chaotic environment in ways that center equity will unquestionably require an all-hands-on-deck approach. The massive task schools have in front of them is far beyond the capacity and resources they have at their disposal, and the systems of support they typically rely on are just as strained. While it is considered best practice during more normal times, it is now imperative that schools immediately and proactively reach out to partners in the community to enrich learning experiences for students, especially for students who have been most negatively affected by the pandemic.

Learn more in this brief, collaboratively produced with the Partnership for Children and Youth.

 
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No Longer Optional:

Why and How Expanded Learning Partnerships are Essential to Achieving Equity in School Reopening and Recovery

Meaningful Engagement Under ESSA — Issue 2: A Handbook for Local Leaders

Meaningful Engagement Under ESSA — Issue 2: A Handbook for Local Leaders

Partners for Each and Every Child and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) created this second handbook to support local engagement under ESSA. We hope that local leaders will use these resources together to better and more collaboratively include students, families, educators, and partners into the policymaking and implementation process.