CC+S's Jeff Vincent presented to the California State Assembly's Local Government Committee at their April 27, 2022 hearing on AB 2295 (Bloom) Local educational agencies: housing development projects.
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CC+S talks Education Workforce Housing with CA State Assembly
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California releases new Farm to School roadmap, citing CC+S research
CA's new report, Planting the Seed: Farm to School Roadmap for Success, highlights policy goals to advance child well-being, economic growth, environmental resilience, and racial equity through farm to school systems that connect children to locally sourced, whole foods and produce in cafeterias, classrooms, and gardens.
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EdSource reports on CC+S Education Workforce Housing Research
CC+S, Terner Center for Housing Innovation, and cityLAB at UCLA's new study on education workforce housing highlights opportunities and constraints in California.
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Routledge published CC+S book on planning cities with young people and schools - Order Your Copy Here!
In November 2021, Routledge published our book on planning just and joyful cities - compiling best practices across 20 years of Y-PLAN projects.
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California schools struggle to pay for ventilation upgrades, key to safely reopen campuses
EdSource: The state does not keep records of the ventilation systems in California’s 10,000 public schools or which schools might need additional support in funding their HVAC.
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Rundown schools forced more students to go remote
“The condition in too many schools was bad and doing harm prior to the pandemic,” CC+S's Jeff Vincent added. “The pandemic has shined a spotlight on that … These problems don’t go away when a vaccine comes.”
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To safely reopen schools, we have to talk about indoor air quality and ventilation
Read our commentary in EdSource on reopening California school buildings.
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The pandemic is spotlighting longstanding issues with America’s school buildings
Chalkbeat quotes CC+S cofounder Jeff Vincent on the challenge of reopening in poor quality school facilities.
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Tools for Reopening School Facilities During COVID-19
CC+S launches site of tools for schools, school districts, and states in ensuring facilities are safe and healthy to reopen.
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Webinar: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report on school reopening. July 15, 2020. 8am PT
Hear members of the ad hoc committee discuss the findings and recommendations