• California Department of Education (CDE) https://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/ CDE collects and compiles data/statistics from California schools and learning support resources to identify trends and educational needs and to measure performance.
• Children Now https://www.childrennow.org/index.php/learn/k-12_education/ Children Now compiles the annual California Children’s Report Card (https://www.childrennow.org/reports-research/california-childrens-report/).
• Education Trust West (Ed Trust West) https://west.edtrust.org/ Ed Trust West compiles the annual California District Report Cards (https://reportcards.edtrustwest.org/) that grades California school districts on how well they serve their Latino, African-American, and low income students. Other reports that provide baseline data for systemic improvement efforts include At a Crossroads: A Comprehensive Picture of How African-American Youth Fare in Los Angeles County Schools (https://www.edtrust.org/west/publication/at-a-crossroads-a-comprehensive-picture-of-how-african-american-youth-fare-in-la-co).

ADDITIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO EXPLORE

• Alliance for the Study of School Climate (ASSC) https://web.calstatela.edu/centers/schoolclimate/
• Annenberg Institute for School Reform www.annenberginstitute.org
• Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) https://www.acsa.org/
• Children Now https://www.childrennow.org/index.php/learn/k-12_education/
• Cross-Cultural Leadership Center (CCLC), California State University Chico https://www.csuchico.edu/cclc/
• Center for School Climate and Learning (CSCL) www.thecscl.com
• Center for School Improvement and Policy Studies (CSI&PS) https://csi.boisestate.edu/
• Center on Education Policy, George Washington University (CEC) https://www.cep-dc.org/
• Education Trust West (Ed Trust West) https://west.edtrust.org/
• Edutopia, George Lucas Educational Foundation https://www.edutopia.org
• National School Climate Center (NSCC) https://www.schoolclimate.org/
• National Center for Urban School Transformation (NCUST) www.ncust.org
• PolicyLink – California Advocacy Policy https://www.policylink.org/focus-areas/california-policy-advocacy
• What Kids Can Do (WKCD) and Center for Youth Voice in Policy and Practice @ WKCDhttps://www.whatkidscando.org/ | https://www.centerforyouthvoice.org/Home.html
• Youth Development Network (YDN) www.ydnetwork.org
• WestEd https://www.wested.org/
• Opportunity Youth United/YouthBuild USA  https://www.youthbuild.org/OYU