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PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, & REPORTS

2009

The Mechanics of City-School Initiatives: Transforming Neighborhoods of Distress & Despair into Neighborhoods of Choice & Promise: By Deborah L. McKoy, Jeffrey M. Vincent, Ariel H. Bierbaum; This brief introduces HUD and others to CC&S’s 10 PLUS Mechanics of Change, an evidence-based framework for building healthy, equitable and sustainable communities through integrated city-public school initiatives that simultaneously leverage innovations in the built environment, educational practice and governance policies.; Report coming soon.

Smart Schools, Smart Growth: Investing in Education Facilities and Stronger Communities: A Joint Working Paper by PACE (Policy Analysis for California Education) and Center for Cities & Schools; Working Paper (PDF)

Housing Policy Testimony: By Deborah McKoy; Download (PDF)

Ad-Hoc Coalition for Healthy School Siting: CC&S partnered with the Local Government Commission and other members of the Ad-Hoc Coalition for Healthy School Siting to provide school facility planning and design policy recommendations to the California Department of Education (CDE).; Policy Memo (PDF)

2008

Integrating Infrastructure Planning: The Role of Schools. ACCESS 33 (4): By Deborah McKoy, Jeffrey M. Vincent, and Carrie Makarewicz; Download (PDF)

Stimulus Memo to Obama: By Jeffrey M. Vincent and Stephen R. English (Advancement Project); Memorandum (PDF)

Joint Use School Partnerships in California: Strategies to Enhance Schools and Communities: By Tamar Cooper and Jeffrey M. Vincent; A Joint Report from Center for Cities & Schools (CC&S) and Public Health Law and Policy (PHLP); Download Executive Summary (296 KB); Download Full Report (without Appendices. 751 KB); Download Full Report (with Appendices, [6.6 MB])

The Complex and Multi-Faceted Nature of School Construction Costs: Factors Affecting California. A Report to the American Institute of Architects California Council: By Jeffrey M. Vincent and Deborah McKoy; Download PDF

Building Schools and Community. Race, Poverty and the Environment. Vol. 15:1. (Spring 2008): Bierbaum, Ariel H., Jeffrey M. Vincent and Erika Tate; Download PDF

Planning for Families: The Housing and Education Nexus – Proceedings Summary: Fall 2007 Forum presented by the Center for Cities & Schools PLUS Leadership Initiative; Download PDF

Housing and Education: The Inextricable Link.: By Deborah L. McKoy and Jeffrey M. Vincent.; In Segregation: The Rising Costs for America.; (Edited by James Carr and Nandinee Kutty); Buy the Book

2007

The Community Development and Education Connection: Reviving cities, transforming schools, and engaging young people in the process: By Deborah L. McKoy; Community Investments 19, 2: 20-21, Fall 2007

Youth Engagement in Planning Nationwide: A Convening in New Orleans: By Ariel H. Bierbaum and Alissa Kronovet; Community Investments 19, 2: 22, Fall 2007

Y-PLAN: Teaches the Why and How to Plan: By Ariel H. Bierbaum and Deborah L. McKoy; Race, Poverty & the Environment 14, 2: 72-74, Fall 2007

Building Schools, Building Communities: The Role of State Policy in California - Proceedings Paper.: Forum presented by Center for Cities & Schools and American Architectural Foundation.; Download PDF

School Quality and Housing Choices: What are the Links?: Presentation at the Lake Arrowhead Transportation/Land Use/Environment Symposium, October 14-16, 2007.; By Ariel Bierbaum.; Download Presentation (PDF)

Engaging Schools in Urban Revitalization: The YPLAN (Youth – Plan, Learn, Act, Now!).: By Deborah L. McKoy and Jeffrey M. Vincent.; Journal of Planning Education and Research 26: 389-403, 2007.; Download (PDF)

Promising Practices to Improve Schools and Communities: A Survey of Highly Collaborative and Comprehensive Education Reform Efforts.: By Heather Kinlaw, Deborah L. McKoy, and Jeffrey M. Vincent. 2007.; Download Executive Summary (PDF); Download Report (PDF)

School Siting for Healthy Communities: Concepts and Strategies.: Presentation of the California School Boards Association, School Wellness Conference, October 2, 2007.; Download (PDF)

PLUS (Planning and Learning United for Systems Change) Overview.: MORE INFO…; Download (PDF)

Growing our Future Community Activists and Land Use and Housing Policy Makers: Y-PLAN (Youth – Plan, Learn, Act, Now).: Presentation at the California League of Cities Conference, September 6, 2007.; By Deborah L. McKoy and Ariel Bierbaum.; Download Presentation (PDF)

2006

Growth and Disparity: A Decade of U.S. Public School Construction.: By Mary Filardo, Jeff Vincent, Ping Sung, and Travis Stein. Washington, DC: Building Educational Success Together (BEST).; Download Report Brief (PDF); Download Full Report (PDF)

Public Schools as Public Infrastructure: Roles for Planning Researchers.: By Jeffrey M. Vincent.; Journal of Planning Education and Research 25(4): 433-437, 2006.; Download (PDF)

Evaluation of the Mandela Gateway HOPE VI Redevelopment.: Prepared for the Oakland Housing Authority, Oakland, California.; By Susan Slingluff.; Download Report (PDF)

Connecting Housing and Education: A Policy, Research, and Practice Agenda for the Bay Area and Beyond.: Hosted by the Center for Cities & Schools in Partnership with LISC Bay Area and the Building Educational Success Together (BEST) Collaborative, June 2006.; Spring Forum Report (PDF)
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SEfL (Social Enterprises for Learning) Toolkit.: MORE INFO…; Download Toolkit (PDF)

Creating Partnerships to Support Physical Activity: Joint-Use Schools.: Presentation at Healthy Eating Active Communities, an initiative of the California Endowment. April 27, 2006.; By Jeffrey M. Vincent.; Download Presentation (PDF)

City Watershed Project Final Evaluation: Prepared for the California Department of commerce Technology Opportunities Program; By Deborah L. McKoy and Annie Shott; Download Report (PDF)

2005

The Center for Cities & Schools: Connecting Research and Policy Agendas: By Deborah L. McKoy and Jeffrey M. Vincent.; Berkeley Planning Journal Vol. 18: 57-77.; Download (PDF)

The Role of Public Education in Neighborhoods of "Choice and Connection.": Center for Cities & Schools Symposium with Bruce Katz and Arlene Ackerman; Download (PDF)

Cities, Regions, and Schools: A Report to the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program.: Prepared by students in CP290.; Download Executive Summary (PDF); Download Full Report (PDF); Download Presentation (PDF); Part 1: Building “Smarter” Schools: Improving Land Development and School Design; By Jeannie Eisberg, Lauren Friedman, Chris Lollini & Susan Slingluff.; Download (PDF); Part 2: Housing, Transportation and Schools; By Leigh Angres, Elinor Buchen, Sundar Chari, and David Zisser.; Download (PDF); Part 3: Health and Safety in Schools: School-Community Solutions; By Gloria Bruce and Eliza Johnston.; Download (PDF); Part 4: Equity, Segregation and Choice: The Changing Nature of School Reform; By Gina Banks, Greta Kirschenbaum, Josh Mason, and Jeanette Nelson.; Download (PDF); Part 5: Governance and Finance as a Means to Support Increased School Performance; By Mike Abbott, Heather Barondess, Heather Kinlaw, Matt Reed, and Mike Smith; Download (PDF)

Emeryville Center of Community Life: City and School District Collaboration: By Jeffrey M. Vincent; Download (PDF)

Schools as Center of Community: How Emeryville, California is transforming its schools and city policies by placing education at the heart of redevelopment.: Center for Cities & Schools Fall 2005 Forum with Tony Smith and John Flores.; Download (PDF)

The Y-PLAN for Youth Insights and The McClymonds Mini Park.: Frameworks, Berkeley College of Environmental Design 1(1): 18-21.; By Deborah L. McKoy and Walter Hood.; Download (PDF)

The Importance of Vibrant Cities in Reclaiming the Promise of Public Education: Center for Cities & Schools Spring 2005 Symposium with Pedro Noguera and Tom Bates.: Download (PDF)

The Education Gospel: The Economic Power of Schooling: Center for Cities & Schools Spring 2005 Speakers Series with W. Norton Grubb.: Download (PDF)

The HOPE VI Youth Leadership for Change Initiative: Formative Evaluation Report (2000 – 2003).: Prepared for U.S. Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).; By Deborah McKoy, Amanda Kobler, and Shirl Buss.; Download Executive Summary (PDF); Download Full Report (PDF)

Y-PLAN (Youth – Plan, Learn, Act, Now) Summary and Report 2005.: Download (PDF)

Center for Cities & Schools Newsletter, 2005: Download (PDF)

2004

Hope VI Youth Leadership for Change Initiative: Preliminary Evaluation: Prepared for U.S. Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).; By Amanda Kobler.; Download (PDF)

Book Review of Community Organizing for School Reform (Howell S. Baum).: By Deborah L. McKoy and Jeffrey M. Vincent.; Journal of Planning Education and Research 24(2): 221-223.; Download (PDF)

2003

Schools and the City: Making the Connection. A Report to San Francisco Unified School District. Prepared by students in CP290.: Download Executive Summary (PDF); Download Full Report (PDF); Part 1: Abraham Lincoln High School.; Download (PDF); Part 2: Philip and Sala Burton Academic High School.; Download (PDF); Part 3: Galileo Academy of Science and Technology.; Download (PDF); Part 4: Mission High School.; Download (PDF)

NEW REPORTS

Smart Schools, Smart Growth: Investing in Education Facilities and Stronger Communities

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Integrating Infrastructure Planning: The Role of Schools. ACCESS 33 (4)

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