The California Collaborative on District Reform periodically releases letters, briefs, reports, and policy statements to document the work of California districts and to inform discussion around relevant policy issues. Please visit the following links to see California Collaborative research briefs or policy statements:
In 2019, career pathways were offered in one-third of U.S. school districts, including more than 500 in California.
School closures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have dramatically changed the conditions in which students learn and experience schooling.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted, and in many cases exacerbated, disparities among students that result from their socioeconomic status, language background, race and ethnicity, and disability
The COVID-19 pandemic creates unprecedented conditions for K-12 teaching and learning, and education leaders everywhere are working quickly to make the best policy decisions possible.
California’s transition to a new governor, superintendent of public instruction, legislators, and members of the state board of education is an opportunity to reflect on the implementation of the L
Governor Newsom’s January budget proposal outlines plans for a single web-based application that can merge various district reporting tools to increase efficiency and public understanding.
In the face of stagnant achievement and persistent achievement gaps in mathematics, school districts have enacted a variety of changes to varying levels of success.
The LCFF Test Kitchen has enabled three school districts to make progress by leveraging the power of user-centered design.
This is the second of two briefs coming out of the LCFF Test Kitchen.
In the 2017-18 school year, the California State Board of Education rolled out a new statewide system of support for local education agencies, with the goal of moving away from punitive accountabil
The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) has introduced positive and much-needed change to California’s approach to K-12 education funding by allocating resources according to student need and free
As they continue to implement the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), California educators find themselves struggling to communicate district plans to parents, teachers, and other members of the
The Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP), a state-required document in which districts describe their goals, their strategies to achieve these goals, and the resources allocated to support thes
As California approaches a new system of academic standards, instruction, and assessment, it enters familiar territory.
This brief, the second in a series from the California Collaborative exploring LCFF implementation issues, highlights some capacity needs for leaders at all levels of the K-12 education system.
The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) represents a fundamental transformation of the way California allocates state funds to school districts and the ways the state expects districts to make decisions about (and report on) the use of these funds.
As district leaders search for the best ways to improve student learning with the Common Core State Standards, some early implementers are giving us an opportunity to learn from their experience.
This brief stems from the symposium Collaborating for Success: Implementing the Common Core State Standards in California
Recent attention to school turnaround often situates the causes for (and solutions to) persistent low performance at the school level.
This policy and practice brief builds on dialogue that began in response to the California State Board of Education’s July 2008 motion to make Algebra 1 the test of re
In October 2007, EdSource hosted a policy convening in response to findings from the Getting Down to Facts research project.
It started with a cup of coffee. Frustrated with the existing district-union relationship, SJUSD and SJTA agreed to work together to chart a new path. Their relationship has continued to grow for more than two decades, and is now stronger than ever.
Teachers matter. Educators, policymakers, and the general public alike agree that great teachers are vital to a thriving K-12 education system, yet the pathways to assembling a high quality teaching force remain elusive.
The California Collaborative’s June 2015 meeting in Whittier Union High School District gave district leaders the opportunity to prov
Eight superintendents on the California Collaborative on District Reform and the chair of the group wrote a letter urging Joan Buchanan to pass the the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) in the budget this year.
The California Collaborative on District Reform, led by 10 district leaders from across the state, issued a letter to the Governor urging the state to move forward with a weighted pupil formula (WPF) to improve our state’s ability to educate children to their fullest potential.
The California Collaborative on District Reform met as a group on June 29-30, 2010 to review the Common Core State Standards in depth, examine their relationship to California’s current standards, and discuss what their adoption would mean for student learning in the state.
Seven California superintendents, including those from six California Collaborative districts, wrote this letter to California legislative leaders supporting the reinstitution of provisions for dis
The California Collaborative on District Reform is currently made possible with the generous support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Dirk and Charlene Kabcenell Foundation, the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, the S.H. Cowell Foundation, the Silver Giving Foundation, the Stuart Foundation, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Previous support was also provided by California Education Partners, the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation, the James Irvine Foundation, and the California Education Policy Fund.