Posts by Center for Community Schooling Team

June 2024 Community Schools Newsletter

As we transition into summer, we reflect on the transformative work that occurred in community schools in California and across the nation this school year. Our newsletter includes a few of these stories. We celebrate the class of 2024 at the…
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May 2024 Community Schools Newsletter

This month, we share how the UCLA Community Schools explore the rich assets and needs of their communities to shape practice. We also share our work to advance university-assisted community schools and support the state’s historic community school initiative. Assessing Community…
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Learning as Transformation

California community schools are embracing a crucial lesson: a robust student support system cannot substitute for a strong core instructional program that responds effectively to the individual development and learning needs of each student (Quinn and Blank, 2020). Indeed, California…
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April 2024 Community Schools Newsletter

This month we share stories from Anaheim Union High School District community schools, featured in our latest issue of Community Schooling—our multimedia journal! We also share information on school visits and upcoming conferences that highlight the collective work of community schools across the…
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March 2024 Community Schools Newsletter

This month we feature a learning exchange at the UCLA Community School, a community resource fair at Mann UCLA Community School, a new blog featuring data on the California Community Schools Partnership Program, and news about upcoming conferences. Partnership Learning…
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February 2024 Community Schools Newsletter

This month we feature a celebration of Black history and culture as well as efforts to advance community schooling across the state and nation. Celebrating Black History and Culture On February 23rd, in celebration of Black History Month, students, families,…
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January 2024 Community Schools Newsletter

In honor of MLK Day this month, we celebrate the power of our student leaders. We are also excited to partner with the LA County Office of Education to co-host a study tour and applaud our colleagues in the Southeast who are…
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December 2023 Community Schools Newsletter

As the year comes to a close, we are excited to share news about this season’s college application process and the promise of culturally-responsive mentorship. We also celebrate the power of the arts to map students’ identity and community and…
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November 2023 Community Schools Newsletter

This month, we are thankful that our school communities are such warm and welcoming places. We celebrate how the arts help people connect and how community-based teaching and learning help people grow together. Please forward our newsletter along and subscribe here if you…
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