Resources

Resources for an Adaptive Strategic Plan

Nearly every school district in the country has a strategic plan, but how often, and how quickly, do they become obsolete? By shifting mindsets and action steps, leaders can develop budget plans that are iterative and living, allowing them to stay nimble and adaptive to change.

Opportunity to Learn Dashboard

This dashboard explores some of the factors impacting students’ opportunities to learn and the disparities in opportunity to learn experienced by Black and white students in a given state. These factors are initial indicators of potential disparities in students’ opportunity to learn.

The Opportunity to Learn Dashboard is a joint project of the National Center for Youth Law and The Schott Foundation for Public Education.

Strategic and Economic Analysis of English Learner Programs in California

This analysis by WestEd, in partnership with Sobrato Philanthropies, examines the economic challenges and systemic conditions that shape English Learner education, offering research-based recommendations across three key areas: improving program design, expanding access to integrated student support, and building a multilingual educator workforce. Explore the study’s findings and targeted recommendations in a series of research briefs, presentations, and technical summaries.

Lessons and Research-Based Strategies: Supporting Immigrant Youth and Families in K-12 Schools

This report presents results from a participatory action research project gathering preliminary data on educational interventions to create more welcoming and safe schools to meet the needs of K-12 undocumented students, their families and educators.

Governors’ Top Education Priorities in 2025 State of the State Addresses

In a critical year for state education policy, Education Commission of the States tracked, analyzed and identified education policy trends in 49 governors’ State of the State addresses to help you understand trending education issues across states, with accompanying state examples.

Addressing Educational Inequities in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic Commissioned Paper Series

As part of the Addressing Educational Inequities in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic project, this commissioned paper series addresses the urgent need to identify and implement strategies that support academic learning, student well-being and family and community engagement in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.