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These case studies from Los Angeles County Office of Education’s Community Schools Initiative highlight promising practices and real-world examples of the California Community Schools Framework in action.

Chronic absenteeism remains a pressing national concern, with nearly one in four public school students missing significant instructional time in the 2023–24 school year. To…

This guide provides a strategic blueprint for state school safety centers (SSSCs), offering insights to enhance their focus, their structure, and the support services they provide. Developed by WestEd’s Justice and Prevention Research Center with National Institute of Justice backing, it outlines key areas such as Vision and Mission, Structure and Staffing, Supports and Services, and Audience and Outreach, while advocating for diversified funding, multidisciplinary teams, and effective engagement through technology.

This brief summarizes the findings from an evaluation of State School Safety Centers by the Justice and Prevention Research Center. It examines the structure, services, and perceptions of State School Safety Centers to identify promising practices and models.

This report highlights the findings from an evaluation of State School Safety Centers by the Justice and Prevention Research Center. It examines the structure, services, and perceptions of State School Safety Centers to identify promising practices and models.

This brief is the second in a series highlighting the comprehensive findings derived from WestEd’s Justice Prevention and Research Center’s evaluation of SSSCs. The brief provides more information on the general landscape of SSSCs; how they operate; and the services they provide, including the types of activities, content areas, and audiences served.

This report provides insights from in-depth interviews with State School Safety Center directors to examine the school safety landscape in their states, the history and structure of the centers, the services offered by the centers, and the centers’ accomplishments and challenges.

This brief produced by WestEd’s Justice and Prevention Research Center (JPRC) provides much-needed information on the history, characteristics, and activities of school safety centers (SSSCs).

Using a mixed-method research approach, this case study examines outcomes in two rural North Dakota districts, which have successfully implemented strategies to scale whole-person initiatives.