Research
A report released this summer by FutureEd examines the disconnect between new career pathways being offered in U.S. high schools and the lack of guidance provided to students to take advantage of these opportunities.
The experience a parent or community member has when they call the main office, complete a registration form, ask a transportation question, navigate a website or portal, raise a concern, request language access or any number of other interactions shapes the way they feel about their school or district.
Between August 2024 and March 2026, WestEd, in collaboration with The Center for Outcomes Based Contracting, carried out a mixed methods evaluation of eight early adopter school districts located in California, Florida, Mississippi and Texas that implemented tutoring or educational technology interventions under outcomes-based contracting (OBC) agreements. The findings, detailed in a report published in July, cover associated student outcomes, district spending, the impact of OBC on district-provider relationships and more.
A Sept. 17 webinar, “Support Strategies for the Superintendent-Principal,” provided real-world examples that brought to life CSBA’s May report Two Jobs, One Person: Supporting the Superintendent-Principal, which spotlights the dual-role administrator and is proving to be a vital resource for those in the field.
The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) released its latest snapshot of the state of California’s TK-12 education system in August. The brief examines current enrollment trends, student achievement, funding and other factors in an effort to help guide local and state policymakers in better supporting and educating California’s youth.
With roughly half a million LGBTQ+ students served by the state’s public schools, the Equality California Institute’s 2026 Safe & Supportive Schools Report Card offers a glimpse at school climate, policy, curriculum adoption and other measures as well as recommendations for improving conditions for this population.
In the past six months, 29 percent of military-connected teenagers and young adults who participated in a recent survey reported thoughts of self-harm and 16 percent harmed themselves at least once, according to The Military Teen Experience in 2026: A Data-Driven Understanding of Our Military-Connected Teens and How We Can Help. Seventeen percent reported some level of suicidal ideation.
A June report from Brookings Institute reviews how school funding has changed through the decades using school district level data from1976 to 2021. Researchers aimed to answer two key questions: Do high-poverty and predominantly non-white districts spend less than their lower-poverty or predominantly white counterparts? […]
Children who own cellphones tend to have lower reading comprehension scores regardless of what age they were when they first got one or whether or not they take it to school, according to new research from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
A new report from the Center for MH in Schools & Student/Learning Supports at UCLA finds that current efforts to address barriers to learning and teaching, while valuable, won’t provide lasting progress until policymakers adopt student and learning support systems that are unified, comprehensive and equitable.
