Posts by Center for Community Schooling Team

Center for Community Schooling Team
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June 2025 Community Schools Newsletter

This month we celebrate the graduations at the RFK and Mann UCLA Community Schools, our annual EMPOWER Summit, the work of university-assisted community schools, and a new article on supporting “the whole teacher.” Read Our Newsletter
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May 2025 Community Schools Newsletter

This month, we’re excited to share the latest issue of our Community Schooling journal. We also share new stories from the UCLA Community Schools, a brief on community-based learning, and details about several upcoming community school convenings. Read Our Newsletter
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April 2025 Community Schools Newsletter

Stories of student learning and leadership at both UCLA Community Schools kick off this month’s newsletter. We are also excited to release a new report on community teacher retention, a local data use case, and share our recent conference presentations…
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CCS Presents at Several National Convenings in April

Coalition for Community Schools Research Practice Network, April 2 Our team co-presented in a national town hall co-sponsored by the Coalition of Community School’s Research Practice Network and the National Network of University-Assisted Community Schools. Presentations by Ariana Dimagiba, Beth…
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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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