Resources
On Jan. 28, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced its finding that the California Department of Education (CDE) is “in continued violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) — a federal law granting parents the right to access their child’s education records — for policies that pressure school officials to conceal information about students’ ‘gender identity.’”
A September report from the University of California, Los Angeles’ Civil Rights Project, Extreme Segregation and Policy Inaction in California Schools, found that the state’s school remain deeply segregated by race and class, contributing to educational inequities. The report begins by explaining its methodology is […]
Four seniors in the Ukiah Unified School District completed four years of study in Northern Pomo Language and Culture, marking a major milestone for Indigenous language revitalization and for public education. Two of the seniors were awarded the State Seal of Biliteracy at graduation — […]
In 2021, the passage of Assembly Bill 167 launched the High-Quality Online Instructional Materials (HQOIM) initiative with the aim of expanding equitable access to standards-aligned instructional resources, reducing costs and supporting instructional continuity across California. The Legislature directed the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE), […]
November is Family Engagement Month and the California Family and Community Engagement Initiative has resources to assist local educational agencies in building connections with students and their loved ones year-round.
Across the country, about 13,500 school districts are governed by roughly 83,000 school board members. In 2024 and 2025, Ballotpedia conducted a virtual school board listening tour, interviewing 100 board members to develop a deeper understanding of how school trustees across the U.S. view their […]
A recent report by the UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools examines the federal role in supporting a diverse educator workforce and the importance of federal programs that have been canceled or are under threat from the Trump administration. In Protecting Pathways to the […]
A new WestEd report, Strengthening California’s Teacher Workforce: Toward a Statewide Strategic Framework, outlines the work of California’s State Educator Workforce Collaborative in working toward a strategic framework to guide the state’s approach to teacher workforce planning and action. The collaborative brings together state agencies […]
The Puente Project is a national award-winning program that has improved the college-going rate of tens of thousands of California’s educationally underrepresented students since 1981. Its mission is to increase the number of underrepresented students who enroll in four-year colleges and universities, earn college degrees […]
A new research brief from the Brookings Institution examines the effects of climate-change related events on preK-12 schools in the U.S. and how strengthening preparation and response to these events can boost student achievement and reduce inequities. As evidenced by the 2024 National Assessment of […]
