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Universities, Community, and Democracy in Action

January 29, 2026

Redesigning Schools & Systems, University-Assisted Community Schools

Universities, Community, and Democracy in ActionA Conversation with Dr. Karen Hunter Quartz, Dr. Jeffrey Yo, and Dr. Rebekah KangIn August 2025 we contributed a chapter to The Cambridge Handbook of School-University Partnerships. The full chapter is available here. Please enjoy…

Now Hiring: Associate Director

January 29, 2026

Teachers & Teaching

We are in search of a new team member to join our Center as an Associate Director. Please visit this site for more information and to apply. Email us at commschools@seis.ucla.edu with questions.

Learning from Community School Teachers: Cohort 1 Teacher Fellows Report

January 22, 2026

STAC Reports and Resources, Teachers & Teaching

This report provides an outline of the design, implementation, and iteration of a community-based learning (CBL) community of practice as a mechanism for supporting transformational assistance of the California Community Schools Partnership Program (CCSPP). This report highlights guiding principles and…

December 2025 Community Schools Newsletter

December 19, 2025

From our community to yours, wishing you a very happy holiday season! Read Our Newsletter

Community by Design: Charter Flexibility, CCSPP Support, and Gateway’s Community Schools Vision

December 2, 2025

Redesigning Schools & Systems

Community Schooling | Issue 8 | Fall 2025 Community by Design: Charter Flexibility, CCSPP Support, and Gateway’s Community Schools Vision Jason Sample, Superintendent & CEO, Gateway Community Charters When community leaders and families came together in 2003 to launch Gateway…

Voices That Soar

December 2, 2025

Redesigning Schools & Systems

Community Schooling | Issue 8 | Fall 2025 Voices that Soar Michaela Thomas, Teacher at Higher Learning Academy, Gateway Community Charters Kristina Kress, Program Coordinator, Capitol-Placer R-TAC This issue’s teacher scholarship feature has two parts, the first by Michaela Thomas,…

Community Outreach Academy of the Arts: Highlighting Community School Practices and Refugee Support Work

December 2, 2025

Redesigning Schools & Systems

Community Schooling | Issue 8 | Fall 2025 Community Outreach Academy of the Arts: Highlighting Community School Practices and Refugee Work Larissa Gonchar, Principal, and Roman Prishlyak, Vice Principal Community Outreach Academy of the Arts IntroductionLocated in the greater Sacramento…

November 2025 Community Schools Newsletter

November 30, 2025

We are thankful this month for the people and partnerships that support students and their families in community schools. Our November newsletter features three UCLA partnerships at the UCLA Community Schools along with resources from our state center. We are…

Ontario-Montclair School District: Leveraging Local Data to Improve Student Attendance & Outcomes

November 20, 2025

STAC Reports and Resources

The Ontario-Montclair School District Data Use Case explores the efforts of Lincoln Elementary School to increase overall attendance and reduce chronic absenteeism. Lincoln met their goal through a holistic, data-informed, and deeply relational approach to student attendance, with chronic absenteeism dropping…

From the Garage to the National Stage: The Electric Vehicle Lowrider and the Power of Community-Based Learning

November 13, 2025

Student Agency & Thriving

Community Schooling | Issue 8 | Fall 2025 From the Garage to the National Stage: The Electric Vehicle Lowrider and the Power of Community-Based Learning Morri Elliott, Assistant Superintendent, Gateway Community Charters IntroductionWhen students at the Sacramento Academic and Vocational…

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Universities, Community, and Democracy in Action

Now Hiring: Associate Director

Learning from Community School Teachers: Cohort 1 Teacher Fellows Report

Community by Design: Charter Flexibility, CCSPP Support, and Gateway’s Community Schools Vision

Voices That Soar

Community Outreach Academy of the Arts: Highlighting Community School Practices and Refugee Support Work

Ontario-Montclair School District: Leveraging Local Data to Improve Student Attendance & Outcomes

From the Garage to the National Stage: The Electric Vehicle Lowrider and the Power of Community-Based Learning

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