Equitable Access and Opportunity Resources

How can districts develop high-quality tutoring and provide individualized supports to accelerate learning? In the second of a five-part webinar series, panelists discussed effective tutoring practices and programs and how to leverage new federal recovery funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to create broad access.

How can districts design new schedules to expand learning time for students and accelerate learning? In the third of a five-part series, panelists discussed reimagining the traditional school day through such strategies as partnerships with community-based organizations and community school approaches. They also discussed how high-quality expanded learning initiatives support students’ development of critical skills, as well as their social and emotional well-being.

How can school districts advance equity and opportunity in partnership with students, teachers, and families? In the final webinar of a five-part series, panelists discussed strategies for how to evaluate existing district work on diversity, equity, and inclusion through intentional conversations and strategies. Strategies discussed include allocating resources equitably, providing students access to deeper learning, and supporting social and emotional learning.

Making timely, effective connections between research, policy, and practice can be a difficult task for researchers, policymakers, and educators alike. In this webinar, leaders in education discuss the challenges and opportunities in putting evidence into practice to improve outcomes for children and students—including showcasing different models being developed in California.

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 will convene 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.