Equity

• Equity Through Access: 21st Century Learning & the Necessity of 1-to-1
• Informing Equity
• Paving the Way to Equity and Coherence? The Local Control Funding Formula in Year 3
• Unlocking Learning: Science as a Lever for English Learner Equity
• A Promising Path Toward Equity
• Social Justice Standards Facilitator Guide
• Summer Learning and Beyond-Opportunities for Creating Equity
• Broadening the Benefits of Dual Enrollment: Reaching Underachieving and Underrepresented Students With Career-Focused Programs
• Learning Hubs-In-person Learning for the Whole Child
• Immediate and Lasting Benefits of Early College High Schools
• Technology for Equity and Social Justice in Education: A Critical Issue Overview
• Closing the Gap: Creating Equity in the Classroom
• Adolescent Girls’ Experiences and Gender-Related Beliefs in Relation to Their Motivation in Math/Science and English
• An Early College Initiative in an Urban, High-Poverty School: First-Year Effects on Student Achievement and Non-Academic Indicators
• Dear Colleague Letter on the Nondiscriminatory Administration of School Discipline
• Thriving, Robust, Equity and Transformative Learning & Development

African American Student Group

• African American Achievement Initiative (RCOE)
• Breaking the Glass Ceiling of Achievement for Low-Income Students and Students of Color
• Falling Out of the Lead: Following High Achievers Through High School and Beyond

English Learner Student Group

• English Learner Roadmap
  • The California English Learner Roadmap Teacher Toolkits
• California Practitioners’ Guide for Educating English Learners with Disabilities
• CA ELA/ELD Framework, Chapter 2: Essential Considerations in ELA/Literacy and ELD Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
• Effective Instruction for English Learners
• Multilingual Learners
• How Long Does It Take English Learners to Attain Proficiency?
• Identifying and Supporting English Learner Students with Disabilities
• Meeting the Unique Needs of Long Term English Language Learners
• Meta-Analysis of Research on English Learners (Prepared for RCOE by Hanover Research)
• Principles of Quality Teaching for English Learners
• Reparable Harm: Fulfilling the Unkept Promise of Educational Opportunity for California’s Long-Term English Learners
• Scaffolding Instruction for English Learners
• Secondary School Courses Designed to Address the Language Needs and Academic Gaps of Long-Term English Learners
• Time to Reclassification
• Unlocking Learning: Science as a Lever for English Learner Equity

Foster Youth

• California Foster Care Education Law Factsheets
• Foster Youth Education Toolkit (Created by: ACR, ACSA, CCSESA, CDE, CSBA, CWC, CWDA and ECC)
• Fostering Educational Success
• The Invisible Achievement Gap (Stuart Foundation Study on Foster Youth)
• Foster Youth in California Schools - Student Group Information (CA Department of Education)
• Foster Youth Outcomes and Recommended Practices
• Study of the Educational Placement of Children Residing in Group Homes
• Best Practices Guide for Developing a District System to Improve Outcomes for Youth in Foster Care
• Children and Youth System of Care Technical Assistance

 Low Income Student Group

• Breaking the Glass Ceiling of Achievement for Low-Income Students and Students of Color
• Double Jeopardy: How Third Grade Reading Skills and Poverty Influence High School Graduation
• Falling Out of the Lead: Following High Achievers Through High School and Beyond
• Vulnerable Youth and the Transition to Adulthood: Youth From Low-Income Families (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
• Jump-Starting the Future for Students Living in Deep Poverty | Learning Policy Institute
• 3 factors to focus on when teaching kids living in poverty - Teach. Learn. Grow. (nwea.org)
• Poverty and Its Impact on Students’ Education | NASSP

Students with Exceptional Needs

• Identifying and Supporting English Learner Students with Disabilities
• Common Core Resources for Special Education - Special Education (CA Department of Education)
• Secondary Transition Planning - Special Education (CA Department of Education)
• English Learners with Disabilities - Services & Resources (CA Department of Education)

Immigrant Student Group

• The School Readiness of the Children of Immigrants in the United States: The Role of Families, Childcare and Neighborhoods
• Guide to Safe and Welcoming Schools (californianstogether.org)
• Migrant - Migrant/International (CA Department of Education)
• Welcoming, Registering, and Supporting Newcomer Students: A Toolkit for Educators of Immigrant and Refugee Students in Secondary Schools
• Newcomer Tool Kit (PDF) (ed.gov)
• Newcomer Students - Resources (CA Department of Education)
• Assembly Bill 2121 Frequently Asked Questions - Title III (CA Department of Education)