Posts by Center for Community Schooling Team

Center for Community Schooling Team
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The Day After: Our Planning Team’s Reflection

By: Brenda Benitez Alcantara, Rebekah Kang, Queena Kim, Karen Hunter Quartz, Wendy Salcedo-Fierro The day arrived after months of preparation. We all joked that we were planning a wedding, not a Quinceañera, because the event had so many moving parts.…
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March 2025 Community Schools Newsletter

This month we share stories and resources that lift up and celebrate community-based learning and the partnerships that make it possible. We are also delighted to announce a new grant opportunity, an upcoming Quinceañera, as well as several professional learning…
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Youth Thriving in Community Schools: Request for Proposals

A Research-Practice-Policy Partnership (RP3) ConsortiumWith generous funding from the Youth Thriving Through Learning Fund, we are pleased to announce a new research-practice- policy partnership (RP3) consortium that connects innovative community school redesign efforts with research and policy partners. We invite…
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February 2025 Community Schools Newsletter

In this month’s newsletter, we feature stories about the power of learning exchanges and research practice partnerships to strengthen community schools. We also share upcoming opportunities to learn from and with our team! Read Our Newsletter
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January 2025 Community Schools Newsletter

We recognize that the new year has ushered in many challenges, including the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. We are grateful for support from across the nation. Please consider donating to the LAUSD Foundation’s Emergency Relief Fund. To inspire and…
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December 2024 Community Schools Newsletter

As the year comes to a close, we are excited to release a new research brief, blog, and visualization on the initial implementation of the California Community Schools Partnership Program. We also share a special issue of UCLA’s Ed&IS magazine…
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Advancing Equity through Grantmaking

By Andrés Fernandez Vergara, UCLA Center for Community Schooling In May 2024, California’s State Board of Education approved a third round of implementation grants for the California Community Schools Partnership Program (CCSPP), bringing the total number of funded community schools…
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