Redesigning Schools & Systems

4 months ago

Community Schools, Democracy, and Second Chances

Community Schools, Democracy, and Second ChancesA Conversation with Dr. Karen Hunter Quartz and Dr. Marisa SaundersAt the UCLA Center for Community Schooling, our work begins with a simple belief: public…

5 months ago

Deep Dive Transformation Partners Report: Cohort 2

This report presents findings from the 2024–2025 Deep Dive work with Cohort 2 Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) participating in the California Community Schools Partnership Program. The Deep Dive approach examines…

6 months ago

Universities, Community, and Democracy in Action

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…

8 months ago

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

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…

8 months ago

Voices That Soar

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…

8 months ago

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

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…

12 months ago

CCSPP Year 2 Growth and Progress Report

This comprehensive report highlights how schools and districts across California are advancing the community schools approach, integrating academics, health, social services, and family partnerships to support the whole child. Drawing…

1 year ago

Nothing for Us without Us: Community-Led Transformation through Coalition-Building

Community Schooling | Issue 7 | Spring 2025 Nothing for Us without Us: Community-Led Transformation through Coalition-Building Rhea Brown, Mountain View School Principal Kyle Weinberg, San Diego Education Association President…

1 year ago

Shasta COE Community Connect: A Community Schooling Local Data Use Case

The Shasta County Data Use Case explores the creation of a data system in response to an urgent need to address chronic absenteeism. In 2019-2020, the county was facing the…

2 years ago

AUHSD 5Cs: A Community Schooling Local Measure Data Use Case

The AUHSD Data Use Case explores the journey of one school district to dream up, implement, and track use of a local measure of whole child learning within their community…

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