A research brief proposed for the California Department of Education by Ruby Kosewicz-Strickland MCP, PLUS Fellow, Fall 2024
For the last five years, the California Department of Education (CDE) has reported a steady increase in homeless K-12 students in the state1. In the academic year 2018-2019, over 207,000 California K-12 students were without appropriate, consistent and stable housing2. Unhoused K-12 students are disproportionately LGBTQ+, migrants, students of color, and students with disabilities, exacerbating…
Policy Brief prepared for the California Department of Education (CDE), Homeless Education Program
A PLUS fellow report on teacher retention in OUSD
Understanding and lifting up the role that young people play in driving healthy, equitable policies in their schools and cities.Assessing how PLUS & Y-PLAN prepare civic leaders to respond to the needs of young people when crafting policy.Envisioning how cities and schools collect and utilize data to demonstrate positive outcomes for young people and communities.
This report is intended to help understand strategic ways to empower and strengthen the West Contra Costa Youth Commission. It is broken up into 7 parts:
In 2010, The California Endowment (TCE) launched a 10-year, $1 billion Building Healthy Communities (BHC) initiative in 14 target communities across the state. South Sacramento was one of these selected target areas. This report looks at what changes have been catalyzed by Sacramento Building Healthy Communities investments in SCUSD on institutional practice and policy at…
These maps and findings address the current transportation infrastructure in place for students with disabilities in the San Francisco Unified School District.
This report explores methods of creating partnerships between schools, non-school supports and community organizers by looking at OUSD’s Complementary Learning Department.
To address the fragmentation of Oakland’s public schools, this report recommends developing a shared vision at the school and district levels and incorporating service partners into the life and culture of school sites.
This report analyzes the potential to integrate school and community services in the redevelopment of HOPE SF at the Hunters View public housing project.
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