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More women, more diversity in California school leadership, but gaps remain | EdSource
More women, more diversity in California school leadership, but gaps remain | EdSource
Who Leads California’s Schools? New Insights from Statewide Administrator Data - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools Who Leads California’s Schools? New Insights from Statewide Administrator Data - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools
Who Leads California’s Schools? New Insights from Statewide Administrator Data - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools Who Leads California’s Schools? New Insights from Statewide Administrator Data - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools

Student Homelessness in LA County

Los Angeles Times: L.A. County youth homelessness has surged, study finds
Los Angeles Times: L.A. County youth homelessness has surged, study finds
Hidden in Plain Sight: Fear, Underidentification, and Funding Gaps for Housing-Insecure Students in Los Angeles County - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools Hidden in Plain Sight: Fear, Underidentification, and Funding Gaps for Housing-Insecure
Rising Numbers, Fading Resources: Students Experiencing Homelessness in Los Angeles County - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools Rising Numbers, Fading Resources: Students Experiencing Homelessness in Los Angeles County - UCLA Center for the Tr

CA Educator Workforce Data Briefs

Teacher Brief | Six Years of Change: What Statewide Trends Reveal About California’s Teaching Workforce - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools Six Years of Change: What Statewide Trends Reveal About California’s Teaching Workforce
Admin Brief | Who Leads California’s Schools? New Insights from Statewide Administrator Data - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools Who Leads California’s Schools? New Insights from Statewide Administrator Data
UCLA Ed&IS: New Research Highlights Post Pandemic Changes to California’s Teacher Workforce
UCLA Ed&IS: New Research Highlights Post Pandemic Changes to California’s Teacher Workforce
Computational Thinking Equity Project
How LAUSD’s Black Student Achievement Plan has persevered despite DEI backlash
How LAUSD’s Black Student Achievement Plan has persevered despite DEI backlash
From Mandatory Reporting to Mandated Support: Understanding Educator Power to Transform Family Crisis Response | Share My Lesson
From Mandatory Reporting to Mandated Support: Understanding Educator Power to Transform Family Crisis Response | Share My Lesson
Disproportionate discipline remains an issue in California schools, but LEAs can turn things around – CSBA Blog
LAUSD help for nonwhite students hurts white students, suit alleges - Los Angeles Times
LAUSD help for nonwhite students hurts white students, suit alleges - Los Angeles Times
Lawsuit alleging discrimination against white LAUSD students has potential to move forward – EdSourceLawsuit alleging discrimination against white LAUSD students has potential to move forward
Reverse-racism lawsuit against LAUSD flies in the face of history | EdSource
Reverse-racism lawsuit against LAUSD flies in the face of history | EdSource
K-12 Dive: How a California district embraces student-centered counseling
K-12 Dive: How a California district embraces student-centered counseling
Banning phones in Kansas schools has bipartisan support. So why is a proposed law stalling? | KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
Banning phones in Kansas schools has bipartisan support. So why is a proposed law stalling? | KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
The Impact of a Broken Immigration System on U.S. Students and Schools - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools
The Impact of a Broken Immigration System on U.S. Students and Schools - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools
Harvard Education Press blog: When Immigration Enforcement Enters the Classroom: Restoring Safety, Connection, and Hope
Harvard Education Press blog: When Immigration Enforcement Enters the Classroom: Restoring Safety, Connection, and Hope

CTS/WestEd Case Study on CO & WA

Highly Mobile Youth: How State Policy and Local Implementation Can Work Together to Support Youth - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools Highly Mobile Youth: How State Policy and Local Implementation Can Work Together to Support Youth
Highly Mobile Youth: How State Policy and Local Implementation Can Work Together to Support Youth - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools Highly Mobile Youth: How State Policy and Local Implementation Can Work Together to Support Youth

Livingston Counseling Case Study

Case Study: Leveraging LCFF Funding to Implement Comprehensive School Counseling: A Case Study of Livingston Union School District - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools Leveraging LCFF Funding to Implement Comprehensive School Counseling
Case Study: Leveraging LCFF Funding to Implement Comprehensive School Counseling: A Case Study of Livingston Union School District - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools Leveraging LCFF Funding to Implement Comprehensive School Counseling
Video: Livingston USD Makes School Counseling a Cornerstone of Student Support: An LCFF Case Study
Video: Livingston USD Makes School Counseling a Cornerstone of Student Support: An LCFF Case Study
Los Angeles Times: How one California school district tackled chronic absenteeism, suspensions
Los Angeles Times: How one California school district tackled chronic absenteeism, suspensions
EdSource: How school counselors reduced chronic absenteeism and suspensions at a California school district
EdSource: How school counselors reduced chronic absenteeism and suspensions at a California school district
How a small rural school district is setting an example for school counseling statewide | EdSource
How a small rural school district is setting an example for school counseling statewide | EdSource

Cellphones in Schools

NEW Research Brief: Strengthening K-12 Cellphone Policies to Support Student Learning and Well-Being: Research-Based Guidance for U.S. Education Leaders - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools
NEW Research Brief: Strengthening K-12 Cellphone Policies to Support Student Learning and Well-Being: Research-Based Guidance for U.S. Education Leaders - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools
NPR's It's Been a Minute podcast: Should we all start locking up our phones?
NPR's It's Been a Minute podcast: Should we all start locking up our phones?
EdWeek: Why a Good Cellphone Policy Is About More Than Just Restrictions
EdWeek: Why a Good Cellphone Policy Is About More Than Just Restrictions
UCLA SEIS News | New Research Brief Shines Light on School Cellphone Policies and Practices
UCLA SEIS News | New Research Brief Shines Light on School Cellphone Policies and Practices

Community Schools

Strengthening K-12 Cellphone Policies to Support Student Learning and Well-Being: Research-Based Guidance for U.S. Education Leaders - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools
Strengthening K-12 Cellphone Policies to Support Student Learning and Well-Being: Research-Based Guidance for U.S. Education Leaders - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools
Protecting Pathways to the Profession: The Imperative of Maintaining & Strengthening Pipelines for Educators of Color - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools
Protecting Pathways to the Profession: The Imperative of Maintaining & Strengthening Pipelines for Educators of Color - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools
Community Schools R-TAC Jan. Resource | California Educator Diversity Funding Guide 2025-26
Community Schools R-TAC Jan. Resource | California Educator Diversity Funding Guide 2025-26
Community Schools Research Library
Community Schools Research Library
Greater Los Angeles Community Schools R-TAC 2023-24 Impact Report

GENIUS Initiative

LACOE GENIUS Initiative Padlet
LACOE GENIUS Initiative Padlet
The GENIUS Initiative Website
The GENIUS Initiative Website

Highly Mobile Youth

Often Overlooked but Not Unseen: An Overview of Highly Mobile Youth in the U.S.
1.37 Million and Rising: Understanding the National 25% Spike in Student Homelessness - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools
1.37 Million and Rising: Understanding the National 25% Spike in Student Homelessness - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools
Creating Validating Environments for Foster Youth in Higher Education
Creating Validating Environments for Foster Youth in Higher Education
Advancing Educational Stability, Continuity, and Success: A Policy Agenda for Highly Mobile Youth in the U.S. - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools

Educator Diversity

Protecting Pathways to the Profession: The Imperative of Maintaining & Strengthening Pipelines for Educators of Color - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools
Protecting Pathways to the Profession: The Imperative of Maintaining & Strengthening Pipelines for Educators of Color - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools
California Educator Diversity Funding Guide 2025-26 - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools California Educator Diversity Funding Guide 2025-26 - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools
California Educator Diversity Funding Guide 2025-26 - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools California Educator Diversity Funding Guide 2025-26 - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools

Black Youth

Urban Education | This Time We See the Bright Spots: Examining Schools and Organizations Promoting Black Youth Excellence in Los Angeles
Urban Education | This Time We See the Bright Spots: Examining Schools and Organizations Promoting Black Youth Excellence in Los Angeles

English Learners & Immigrant Youth

Unlocking Opportunities: How Dual Language Immersion Can Promote Equity and Integration - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools
Unlocking Opportunities: How Dual Language Immersion Can Promote Equity and Integration - UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools

CA Multi-Tiered System of Support

Scaling Equity: Unfulfilled Promises and Lessons From California’s MTSS Initiative
The Ten Billion Dollar Deficit: The Economic Burdens of Inequities Across California Schools

Equity in STEM

Shifting pedagogically: Incorporating the social, cultural, and emotional dimensions of student learning to develop STEM-identities in computer science
Shifting pedagogically: Incorporating the social, cultural, and emotional dimensions of student learning to develop STEM-identities in computer science
Computer science identity development among black and latinx males: Educational Research: Vol 67 , No 1 - Get Access
Computer science identity development among black and latinx males: Educational Research: Vol 67 , No 1 - Get Access
2024 AERA Presidential Address Why Do Darker People Suffer the Most? Examining the Past to Imagine Racial Justice in Education - Tyrone C. Howard, 2025

TCR Special Issue: The COVID Effect

Special Issue: The COVID Effect: Unlocking the Education Potential for a Generation of Learners
Teachers College Record Author Interviews

Tools & Resources

Community Schools Research Library
Community Schools Research Library
A Guide for School Boards: Practical Steps Toward Advancing Equitable and Supportive Discipline
A Guide for School Boards: Practical Steps Toward Advancing Equitable and Supportive Discipline
Interactive Teacher Education Desert Map
Resources to Support Multilingual Learners

Podcasts & Books

Among Us: Invisible Experiences Impacting Youth, a new podcast from UCLA CTS
Among Us: Invisible Experiences Impacting Youth, a new podcast from UCLA CTS
Our Children Can’t Wait: The Urgency of Reinventing Education Policy in America, a new book and podcast from CTS Executive Director Dr. Joseph Bishop
Our Children Can’t Wait: The Urgency of Reinventing Education Policy in America, a new book and podcast from CTS Executive Director Dr. Joseph Bishop
Equity Now: Justice, Repair, and Belonging in Schools, a new book from CTS Faculty Co-Director Dr. Tyrone C. Howard
Equity Now: Justice, Repair, and Belonging in Schools, a new book from CTS Faculty Co-Director Dr. Tyrone C. Howard

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