CC+S Blog

The CC+S Blog shares research-backed commentary and updates from our work. Posts cover topics like school facilities and climate resilience, educator housing, youth-led planning initiatives, and equity in schools and neighborhoods.

    Opinion | Subsidized Housing Is Luring Teachers Back (Mississippi Free Press)
    Jeff Kruth & Tammy Schultz
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    February 18, 2026

    21CSLA Leading for Justice Summit 2025: Y-PLAN Students as Co-Leaders
    Ruby Kosewicz-Strickland, Deborah McKoy
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    July 3, 2025

    PLUS Playbook for Homeless Education in California
    Ruby Kosewicz-Strickland, Deborah McKoy
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    July 3, 2025

    A Decade+ of Resilience: The TOMODACHI SoftBank Summer Leadership Program at UC Berkeley
    Deborah L. McKoy, David Beiser
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    April 2, 2025

    Newsom’s budget proposal must include needed support for homeless California students | Opinion
    Deborah L. McKoy and Jabari Mahiri
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    March 10, 2025

    Empowerment as Prevention: How Youth-Driven Initiatives Transform Frameworks for Change
    Deborah L. McKoy, Ruby Kosewicz-Strickland, and Pixie Popplewell
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    March 10, 2025

    CC+S Global Corner: Expanding the Y-PLAN Method in Japan
    Toshinori Ohashi
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    January 9, 2025

    April is Fair Housing Month!
    Camila, Keyri, Yasmin, Fiona, Jack, and Aleah
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    April 19, 2023

    Student and Teacher Transformation Through Y-PLAN
    Young Whan Choi
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    September 28, 2022

    Bringing Our Dreams to Life
    Athena S.
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    May 6, 2022

    Where Might Teacher Housing Work?: Activating Public School Owned Land in California for Education Workforce Housing
    Sydney Maves
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    March 14, 2022

    Struggling to Live in the Communities They Serve: How Housing Affordability Impacts Educators and School Employees in California
    Shazia Manji, Terner Center for Housing Innovation
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    March 3, 2022

    Y-PLAN San José Hub Partners with SJ Department of Transportation and Vision Zero for Safer Streets
    Professor Ellen Middaugh and Yasmeen Ramos, SJSU
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    March 3, 2022

    Engineering For Change (E4C) Design Year – New CC+S + CEE Collaboration
    Matt Gutierrez
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    March 2, 2022

    School Reopening & Ventilation: Which California Schools Will Get Priority for AB 841 Funds to Upgrade their Building Ventilation Systems?
    Jeff Vincent and Mona Al-Abadi
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    March 23, 2021

    California School Bonds on the November 2020 Ballot: Are they equitable?
    Jeff Vincent and José Lopez
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    October 27, 2020

    Field Trip Series #3: Escuela Popular
    Selena Perez
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    May 19, 2020

    To Live in the Community You Serve: School District Employee Housing in California
    Sean Doocy
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    October 15, 2018

    Tardiness and Poor School Facility Conditions are Interconnected
    Amanda Eppley, CC+S
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    April 27, 2017