Equitable Access and Opportunity Resources

The U.S. Department of Education virtual Professional Learning Series takes an in-depth look at how community schools can transform student learning and outcomes. The series examines programs from across the country, explores ways that community school approaches can further whole child learning, and digs into the ways that pandemic federal relief funding (including American Rescue Plan funds) have been used to support community schools.

Inequitable school funding is chronic and often severe in most states. In this webinar, school finance reform experts discussed policies to foster equitable and impactful school funding.

Experts discussed ways to support students experiencing homelessness, focusing on student enrollment, learning, and mental health.

In this webinar, leading researchers and practitioners discussed building supportive school communities that proactively protect against the perpetration of school violence. Speakers addressed the evidence on restorative practices, which provide an alternative to exclusionary discipline and can improve safety, student achievement, mental health, and the conditions under which they work well.

Researchers and policymakers discussed California’s Local Control Funding Formula, which—10 years after implementation—has dramatically changed the landscape of education funding and accountability in the state.

As the landmark Brown v. Board decision turns 70, the country’s leading education researchers, civil rights advocates, legislators, community leaders and others convened for dozens of interactive sessions on what we have learned in the 70 years since the Brown v Board decision and where we go from here.

At this in-person, invitation-only briefing attendees joined expert researchers, policymakers and practitioners to learn about new research on Calfiornia’s English Learners academic progress, policy impacts, and effective support strategies.