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Foster(ing) Youth in the California State University: Understanding the Vital Role of Campus Support Programs

Our new study provides an analysis of California State University (CSU)’s campus-based support programs for students with foster care experience.

Webinar | Our Students Are Not Alright: Building Equitable Systems of Support in CA

June 14, 12:00pm PST

Join us as we present a NEW series of research briefs from our CA MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Support) Research Consortium network. The briefs serve as resources to support educators and system-leaders implementing CA MTSS for key student populations: students in foster care, multilingual learners, students experiencing homelessness, low-income students and students of color.

MTSS School-Site Implementation Report: Phase 2A Participation Year 3 & Phase 2B Participation Year 1

In this report, we share findings from analysis across 35 schools from 26 districts in California as they implement the MTSS framework at the school site level.

Our Children Can’t Wait: The Urgency of Reinventing Education Policy in America

A new book and accompanying podcast from CTS Executive Director Dr. Joseph Bishop, available from Teachers College Press and Amazon. Listen to the podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

A Funding Guide to More Diverse Schools in California: 2022-23

This Funding Guide highlights allocations and grants for individual applicants and organizational entities to support and increase educator diversity.

We are in a unique moment to transform and reimagine schools.

We equip school systems and policymakers with evidence-based research, tools and recommendations to better support historically underserved students.

Mission & Vision

We partner with the education ecosystem to change school systems through Humanizing Research, Validating Practices, and Transformative Policies with key stakeholders to support equitable educational outcomes for historically underserved students.

Our vision is for learning communities to boldly nurture and protect the dignity, wellbeing, and full potential of all students.

Our Work

System-involved youth. Equitable school funding. Diversity among educators.

These are some of the topics we engage with to produce research that impacts both practice and policy. Our work informs some of the most pressing challenges our society faces today.

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Black Male Institute

The UCLA Black Male Institute, founded by Dr. Tyrone Howard, addresses concerns around equity and access for Black males in education.

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Investigators.
Collaborators.
Changemakers.
Advocates.

We are a team of passionate experts applying our lived experiences as administrators, educators, parents, students and activists to transform public education systems.