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American Institutes for Research
Commentary
February 7, 2022

Community schools can reinvigorate learning after Covid — if done right

California’s investment in community schools has the potential to transform student experiences if it can foster the coherence that districts and schools need to flourish.

Joel Knudson and Jennifer O’Day
Getting Down to Facts
September 30, 2018

The case for spending a lot more on California schools

Two panels of teachers and principals were asked to design minimal staffing, programs and resources to meet state expectations for educating all students in California. Their finding: Add $22 billion to the tab.

John Fensterwald
Student Well-Being
April 3, 2018

California districts to take part in groundbreaking school safety study

Researchers will spend five years studying California schools in order to get a better picture of how they can become places where people feel safer and more connected.

David Washburn
Early Learning
March 29, 2016

Report: 170,000 California children eligible for state preschool aren't enrolled

A new report found there are 170,000 3- and 4-year-olds who are eligible for state preschool but don't have access to it, and early education advocates said that highlighted the gaps in the state's early learning system.

Jeremy Hay
Early Learning
December 1, 2015

Study: Transitional kindergarten students are better prepared for school

The report finds students were academically up to five months ahead of their peers.

Sarah Tully
Curriculum
November 19, 2014

Review focuses on expanded learning programs

A review of 30 well-designed studies on after-school and summer programs across the country found mixed results regarding their benefits on student academic performance. Students who were below grade level in English gained the most from these programs, according to some of the studies.

Susan Frey
Discipline
October 6, 2014

Online resource offers help with discipline

Educators who want to implement more positive disciplinary practices can now access an online national repository of research-based alternatives to suspension and expulsion: the National Clearinghouse on Supportive School Discipline (NCSSD).

Susan Frey