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Equity advocates to ask California court to suspend billions in school construction funding (EdSource)
John Fensterwald May 22, 2026June 25, 2026
Brutal yearly layoff cycle in Berkeley schools means limbo for workers (Berkleyside)
Vanessa Arredondo May 14, 2026June 25, 2026
Teachers struggle to afford housing. What are districts doing about it? (K-12 Dive)
Anna Merod February 27, 2026June 27, 2026
Opinion | Subsidized Housing Is Luring Teachers Back (Mississippi Free Press)
Jeff Kruth & Tammy Schultz February 18, 2026June 25, 2026
America’s teachers are being priced out of their communities − these cities are building subsidized housing to lure them back (Yahoo News)
Tammy Schwartz November 4, 2025June 24, 2026
California’s K-12 facility funding system unconstitutional, students, parents say in lawsuit (K-12 Dive)
Robert Freedman October 28, 2025June 24, 2026
21CSLA Leading for Justice Summit 2025: Y-PLAN Students as Co-Leaders
Ruby Kosewicz-Strickland, Deborah McKoy July 3, 2025November 11, 2025
PLUS Playbook for Homeless Education in California
Ruby Kosewicz-Strickland, Deborah McKoy July 3, 2025July 3, 2025
Another Bay Area school district invests in teacher housing. Will it help retain employees? (San Francisco Chronicle)
Tom Li June 13, 2025June 24, 2026
A Decade+ of Resilience: The TOMODACHI SoftBank Summer Leadership Program at UC Berkeley
Deborah L. McKoy, David Beiser April 2, 2025November 13, 2025
A Decade+ of Resilience: The TOMODACHI SoftBank Summer Leadership Program at UC Berkeley

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Empowerment as Prevention: How Youth-Driven Initiatives Transform Frameworks for Change
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CC+S Global Corner: Expanding the Y-PLAN Method in Japan
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California’s needy school districts back a $10 billion bond even though it favors richer schools (Lompoc Record)
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A $10 billion bond alone won’t fix California schools so districts weigh local options (LAist)
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$10 billion school construction bond headed to Nov. 5 ballot: what’s in it? (EdSource)
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