This brief documents the efforts of two university-assisted community schools—UCLA Community School and Mann UCLA Community School—to systematize the delivery and efficacy of a range of student supports, services and learning opportunities through locally designed integrated data systems (IDS).
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Infrastructuring Student Agency
A Community-Based Approach to Studying Climate Change at Mann UCLA Community School
Translanguaging: A Look Inside a High School Geography Class
This brief sheds light on a translanguaging case study produced as part of a research-practice partnership between a bilingual education researcher and a 9th grade Geography teacher. Our collaborative inquiry highlights translanguaging practices and processes, as well as the lessons learned from this work.
Classroom Teachers in the Community School Movement
Framing, Supporting, and Tracking College-For-All Reform
The Power of Self-Assessment: Using Community-Based Measures to Advance Biliteracy
Teaching in Community Schools: Creating Conditions for Deeper Learning
Nurturing Play: How Schools can Provide Powerful Opportunities for Children to Learn
UCLA Community School Longitudinal College-going Data Report
This paper describes the collective problem-solving process that unfolded over a decade as researchers and practitioners worked together to expand access to college for traditionally underrepresented students. The paper describe three practical problems—how to frame, support, and track a college-for-all reform effort—and details how grappling with these problems locally provides unique insight into the larger college-for-all policy context.