We are excited to share that ACA 7 (Jackson), also known as the Closing the Student Opportunity and Achievement Gap Act, has officially passed the California Legislature and is set…
Community of Transformative Practice – a Shining Light for Our Schools
As you know, CFJ is a lead organization in the State Transformational Assistance Center (S-TAC) for Community Schools. In this role, we co-lead a Community of Practice with the Regional…
Newsom’s 2025-26 Budget Proposal Keeps Promise to Support All California Students
California’s 2025 proposed budget just dropped! On Friday, January 10th, Governor Gavin Newsom released his proposed 2025-26 State Budget, which determines how much the state will fund everything that keeps…
Special Post: A Story of Community Care & Healing
By Dom Garrett-Scott, CFJ Director of Community Research and Evaluation Trigger Warning: This piece contains discussions of mental health struggles, including depression and suicidal ideation, as well as detailed references…
Key Ed Justice Issues to Watch This Fall
As we head deeper into the new school year it’s important to stay on top of the many issues impacting our public school students and families. To help you better…
California Student Leader Opportunity for 2024-25
Calling Student Leaders! After a successful second year of the Statewide Student Advisory Board, Californians for Justice is in search of 22 youth leaders across the state who are passionate…
Highlighting Youth Voice and Youth Wins
As we gear up for fall, we want to share with you some of our favorite moments and wins so far in the earlier seasons of the year. We started off…
🙌 Finally! Oakland Teens To Vote This November
It’s been four years since Oakland teens led their community to secure a historic expansion of voting rights with Measure QQ. Now, the adults in charge have finally got it…
Two New Co-EDs Join Executive Trio at CFJ!
Welcome New Co-EDs Jessica & Jessenia! Join us in welcoming our newest Co-Executive Directors Jessenia Reyes and Jessica Black! Together with CFJ’s current Co-Executive Director Mauro Sifuentes, Jessenia and Jessica…
$4 Billion+ for CA Community Schools
We’ve made it through another budget cycle – whew! Despite this tough budget year, we are energized by the collective advocacy of education justice partners fighting to protect programs that…