Community Schools in Action Blog

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…

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…

Community schools unite interest-holders to collectively establish a vision—a guiding North Star—rooted in the vibrant culture, history, language, and identity of each school community and the aspirations they hold for…

In 2021, in a landmark move fueled by the efforts of advocacy and community organizing, the California Legislature ushered in a new era of educational transformation with the passage of…