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http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 720 Recent iurd_cfcs_rw items https://escholarship.org/uc/iurd_cfcs_rw/rss Recent eScholarship items from Recent Work Fri, 15 May 2026 12:43:24 +0000 BLUEPRINTS FOR HOPE: ENGAGING CHILDREN AS CRITICAL ACTORS IN URBAN PLACE MAKING  https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2x79v9t8 BLUEPRINTS FOR HOPE: ENGAGING CHILDREN AS CRITICAL ACTORS IN URBAN PLACE MAKING  https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2x79v9t8 Fri, 16 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000 McKoy, Deborah L Buss, Shirl Stewart, Jessie Joint Use of Public Schools: A Framework for Promoting Healthy Communities https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1pv9c5h5 Joint Use of Public Schools: A Framework for Promoting Healthy Communities https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1pv9c5h5 Fri, 16 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Vincent, Jeffrey M A POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR JOINT USE: ENABLING AND SUPPORTING COMMUNITY USE OF K–12 PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9nx56243 A POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR JOINT USE: ENABLING AND SUPPORTING COMMUNITY USE OF K–12 PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9nx56243 Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Vincent, Jeffrey M Filardo, Mary Adequate & Equitable U.S. PK-12 Infrastructure: Priority Actions for Systemic Reform https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7g10w0fz <p>A joint report from the Center for Cities + Schools, 21st Century School Fund, Center for Green Schools, and National Council on School Facilities</p><p>Our country’s elementary and secondary (PK–12) public school infrastructure is in crisis. Every day, millions of children in the U.S. attend public school in unhealthy, unsafe, educationally inadequate, environmentally unsustainable, and financially inefficient facilities. Our public school facilities have broad impacts on children and communities: student, staff, and community health; school quality and academic achievement; economic development; and environment and natural resources. We need effective and efficient systems to ensure responsible stewardship of our PK-12 public school infrastructure.</p><p>With much at stake, national leaders launched the Planning for PK-12 Infrastructure Initiative (P4si Initiative) in 2016 to formulate a systems-based plan to address the PK-12 infrastructure crisis. This report presents findings... https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7g10w0fz Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Vincent, Jeffrey M Filardo, Mary Da Silva, Joe Heming, Anisa BEYOND THE YELLOW BUS: PROMISING PRACTICES FOR MAXIMIZING ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY THROUGH INNOVATIONS IN STUDENT TRANSPORTATION https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6fm3x3jw BEYOND THE YELLOW BUS: PROMISING PRACTICES FOR MAXIMIZING ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY THROUGH INNOVATIONS IN STUDENT TRANSPORTATION https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6fm3x3jw Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Vincent, Jeffrey M Makarewicz, Carrie Miller, Ruth Ehrman, Julia McKoy, Deborah L STATE FUNDING FOR K-12 SCHOOL FACILITIES: A SURVEY OF THE STATES https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4g20d0x3 STATE FUNDING FOR K-12 SCHOOL FACILITIES: A SURVEY OF THE STATES https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4g20d0x3 Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Vincent, Jeffrey M Small Districts, Big Problems: Understanding Barriers to Planning And Funding School Facilities In California’s Rural and Small Public School Districts https://escholarship.org/uc/item/43c7k6jr In 2017, the California Department of Education (CDE) announced the “Small School District Assistance Initiative,” aimed at providing targeted assistance to small and rural school districts in the state. To aid CDE’s efforts, this study investigates the facility challenges and issues facing rural and small school districts in California. We utilize a mixed method approach to understand the capital investment patterns and facility planning processes of rural and small public school districts in California. In Part II we present findings from analysis of school district data on facility-related characteristics and spending trends. In Part III, we present findings from interviews with 40 rural and small school district officials from across California. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/43c7k6jr Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Vincent, Jeffrey M Building Pressure: Modeling the Fiscal Future of California K-12 School Facilities https://escholarship.org/uc/item/42p1b73m Through this initiative, six national cross-sector working groups have developed a menu of solutions to guide government, industry, labor, and the civic sector in the delivery of high performance public PK-12 infrastructure for all children. The six working groups are organized around basic elements of a well-managed facilities program: Data and Information, Educational Facilities Planning, Management, Funding, Governance and Decision Making, and Accountability. This map identifies policies, practices, and tools needed to structure, manage and fund the public and private capacity for equitable and efficient public school facilities for all communities.  https://escholarship.org/uc/item/42p1b73m Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Vincent, Jeffrey M Jain, Liz Building Accountability: A Review of State Standards and Requirements for K-12 Public School Facility Planning and Design https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3w14s6kr Building Accountability: A Review of State Standards and Requirements for K-12 Public School Facility Planning and Design https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3w14s6kr Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Vincent, Jeffrey M Planning for Resilient Early Care and Education: Addressing Climate Vulnerabilities https://escholarship.org/uc/item/39j7s949 <p>Children born today will bear the brunt of the burden of climate change despite having the least responsibility for causing it. Growing calls to position climate change as a child’s rights crisis are rooted in research on the unique physical and mental health impacts that high temperatures, poor air quality, and stress associated with living through natural disasters have on the most important developmental years in a person’s life.</p><p>Mitigating existing challenges and preventing harm to future generations will require collaborative policies and interventions that cut across climate science, early care and education, public health, and countless other disciplines. In a new paper, the Low Income Investment Fund and the Center for Cities and Schools at the University of California, Berkeley, make the case for explicit focus on and improvements to the physical settings where young children spend their time.</p><p>LIIF and the Center for Cities + Schools at UC Berkeley’s new... https://escholarship.org/uc/item/39j7s949 Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Vincent, Jeffrey M. Garling, Angie Donohoe, Isabelle Fretwell, Joe Financing School Facilities in California: A 10-year Perspective https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2qf1c1vj <p>California’s 6-million-student public school system includes a vast inventory of publicly owned buildings and property. All of these facilities need to be maintained and some need major renovations to ensure health, safety, and educational suitability. Some communities also need new school buildings to house a growing student population.Research suggests students learn better in classrooms that are modern, comfortable, and safe, but the age and condition of school facilities varies widely across the state. According to a recent estimate, california school districts need to spend between $3.1 billion and $4.1 billion annually just to maintain their existing facilities. Further, the total amount of facility funding needed for california schools during the next decade for modernization and new construction is expected to be about $117 billion.</p><p>Meanwhile, many observers raise concerns about the state’s current policies related to school facility funding. They cite disparities... https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2qf1c1vj Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Vincent, Jeffrey M Brunner, Eric GUIDED BY PRINCIPLES: SHAPING THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA'S ROLE IN K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITY FUNDING  https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1rr5b9pj K-12 public school facilities need regular investment to ensure student health and safety and support educational programming. Yet, the future of K-12 school facility funding in California is uncertain. A strong state-local partnership has existed that funded new construction, modernization, and other investments in public school facilities across the state since 1998, under the School Facility Program (SFP). The Governor, members of the legislature and other key stakeholders have identified concerns about the state’s approach, but they have not yet formulated a consensus going forward on the state role and responsibilities for school district facilities. To inform the school facilities funding policy debate among the Governor, the state legislature and the public, this brief provides an analysis of data on facilities spending by California school districts. It proposes principles to guide policy decisions about the State of California’s facility funding role and provides data-driven... https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1rr5b9pj Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Vincent, Jeffrey M Gross, Liz S. Climate-Resilient California Schools: A Call to Action https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1hv9k2pp Amid fires, wildfire smoke, extreme heat, and other climate-driven disasters and health hazards, California’s leading experts in children’s health and education have come together to call for a cost-effective, ten year $150 billion investment to ensure K-12 public schools can remain open and provide safe and healthy places for California’s children to learn and grow. This coalition of more than 50 stakeholders urges state lawmakers to prioritize schools in California’s climate action plan, and proposes a path to ensuring every school in the state helps to mitigate both the impacts and the causes of the climate crisis. This is the first comprehensive report on climate-driven impacts on children in CA that addresses the full scope of the problem while laying out an immediately actionable plan. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1hv9k2pp Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Vincent, Jeffrey M Patel, Lisa Veidis, Erika Klein, Jonathan Doane, Ken Hansen, Jamie Lew, Zoe Yeghoian, Andra Going It Alone: Can California’s K-12 School Districts Adequately and Equitably Fund School Facilities?   https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1g27b47t Going It Alone: Can California’s K-12 School Districts Adequately and Equitably Fund School Facilities?   https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1g27b47t Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Vincent, Jeffrey M. Jain, Liz S. Gauging Good Stewardship: Is California Adequately and Equitably Investing in its Public School Facilities? https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1bv1r32m <p>Public school districts across California struggle to upkeep and modernize their school facilities. For many districts, aging inventory, coupled with limited capital funding opportunities, has led to school facilities with ballooning deferred maintenance problems and classrooms that do not appropriately support modern instructional practices. These realities also work against California’s priorities for high quality, equitable education, childhood health, racial justice, and climate resiliency.</p><p>In this paper, we investigate adequacy and equity of investment in California’s public school facilities. By using a standards-based framework to understand patterns of investment levels, we gauge the likely “good stewardship” of these physical school assets. We look at both “maintenance & operations” (M&O) spending and capital investment by local K-12 public school districts across the state for the years 2009-2019.</p> https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1bv1r32m Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Vincent, Jeffrey M Gebrekristos, Semhar Neinstedt, Lily Putting Schools on the Map https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5hf268b4 Putting Schools on the Map https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5hf268b4 Tue, 23 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Bierbaum, Ariel Vincent, Jeffrey M Education Workforce Housing in California: Developing the 21st Century Campus https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0709v0bb <p>Education Workforce Housing in California: Developing the 21st Century Campus, a new report and companion handbook from cityLAB, Center for Cities + Schools, and the Terner Center for Housing Innovation, provides a comprehensive overview of the potential for land owned by school districts to be designed and developed for teachers and other employees.</p><p>Developed in collaboration with the California School Boards Association (CSBA) and funded by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), this research inventories tens of thousands of potential sites, shows a range of housing design strategies, and lays out a roadmap for school districts interested in exploring this transformative opportunity to enable more teachers and staff to live in the communities that they serve.</p><p>The report also makes important recommendations for state policy reforms to encourage education workforce housing. The report is accompanied by an illustrated Handbook that provides a how-to guide for school... https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0709v0bb Wed, 10 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Vincent, Jeffrey M. Al-Abadi, Mona Kim, Jennifer Maves, Sydney Cuff, Dana Wong, Kenny Proussaloglou, Emmanuel Jayewardene, Akana Gammell, Carrie Kneebone, Elizabeth Manji, Shazia Garcia, David Families and Transit-Oriented Development: Creating Complete Communities For All https://escholarship.org/uc/item/618338f0 This planning manual illustrates why planning for transit-oriented development that serves families is important for creating complete communities and how such integrated planning can be achieved. The first half of the book lays out the why- families are an important market segment that can receive many benefits from locating in transit-rich locations with a mix of housing, retail, and other uses. Next, the manual describes the ten core connections between TOD and families, and then delves into seven action-oriented steps to support family-friendly complete communities and high-quality edcuation. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/618338f0 Thu, 8 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Vincent, Jeffrey M. Bierbaum, Ariel H. McKoy, Deborah L. Rhodes, Michael P. Zimbabwe, Sam Britt, Kelley Wampler, Elizabeth California’s K-12 Educational Infrastructure Investments: Leveraging the State’s Role for Quality School Facilities in Sustainable Communities https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1pf008sn In California’s K-12 Educational Infrastructure Investments: Leveraging the State’s Role for Quality School Facilities in Sustainable Communities, the University of California, Berkeley’s Center for Cities & Schools provides an analysis of the state’s K-12 infrastructure policies, regulations, and funding patterns. Findings reveal the need to greatly refine school facilities planning and funding policies and practices to promote sound, efficient, and goal-oriented decision making at state and local levels. The recommendations reenvision the state’s role in K-12 infrastructure as one of appropriately supporting educational outcomes and contributing to more sustainable communities through a framework of public infrastructure best practices for sound planning, effective management, adequate and equitable funding, and appropriate oversight. The recommendations build on those put forth in recent California Department of Education (CDE) reports, including Schools of the Future (2011),... https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1pf008sn Thu, 8 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Vincent, Jeffrey M. Growth & Opportunity: Aligning High-Quality Public Education & Sustainable Communities Planning in the Bay Area https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2bm7n1m7 <p>CC&S and ABAG partnered support and inform local and regional innovation connecting schools to the Bay Area’s regional development and conservation strategy (FOCUS) and the Sustainable Communities Strategy as mandated by California’s climate change legislation, Senate Bill 375. Our new report identifies tangible policy levers at both the regional and municipal levels that realize the co-benefits of pursuing complete communities and high-quality education in tandem. We describe the regional educational landscape and develop recommendations about specific strategies to achieve cross-sector “win-wins.”</p><p>* What are the educational impacts of non-school policies, such as housing, transportation, and other regional planning investments?</p><p>* What are the impacts of educational efforts on non-school issues, such as housing choice, sustainable transportation utilization, and community-building opportunities?</p><p>* How can the region’s policy and practice interventions... https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2bm7n1m7 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Bierbaum, Ariel H Vincent, Jeffrey M McKoy, Deborah Opportunity-Rich Schools and Sustainable Communities: Seven Steps to Align High-Quality Education with Innovations in City and Metropolitan Planning and Development https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0252j4wb <p>Policies and strategies at all levels of government are increasingly associating educational outcomes with community planning and housing. Challenges remain for local officials and practitioners trying to align these policy areas, including persistent spatial inequity and rigid institutional silos. This report develops seven steps to link education and planning policy at the local level. The authors draw from a national scan of model activities, interviews with key experts and agency staff members, and the authors' experience working with local governing bodies. The report identifies practical solutions that encompass assessing the current educational environment, engaging the community, strategic planning and implementation of investment, and institutionalizing successful innovations.</p> https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0252j4wb Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 McKoy, Deborah Vincent, Jeffrey M Bierbaum, Ariel H Trajectories of Opportunity for Young Men and Boys of Color: Built Environment and Placemaking Strategies for Creating Equitable, Healthy, and Sustainable Communities. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8dr842rz <p>This chapter investigates the ways in which unhealthy environments — and the urban planning and institutional practices that created them — structure disadvantage and undermine the life chances of young men and boys of color. We then describe how innovative city-school initiatives are aligning and leveraging the diverse elements of the built and social environment to create the trajectories of opportunity this group needs and deserves.</p> https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8dr842rz Fri, 3 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 McKoy, Deborah Vincent, Jeffrey M Bierbaum, Ariel H San Francisco's Public School Facilities as Public Assets: A Shared Understanding and Policy Recommendations for the Community Use of Schools https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8w60b8r8 <p>This report presents research findings and policy recommendations from a year-long process involving a diverse stakeholder group to establish a more effective "joint use" strategy in San Francisco that supports students, families, schools and communities.</p> https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8w60b8r8 Mon, 9 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Vincent, Jeffrey M Filardo, Mary Klein, Jordan McKoy, Deborah L The Complex and Multi-Faceted Nature of School Construction Costs: Factors Affecting California. A Report to the American Institute of Architects California Council https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7hp8820v <p>Over the past ten years, public education construction has seen unprecedented growth and California is among the front runners driving this trend. Rising costs, however, are increasing rapidly, impacting school districts' ability to deliver the schools they are promising their constituents. This research report addresses the void in understanding school construction costs by addressing two key questions: What are the factors affecting school construction costs in California? In what ways do these factors compare nationally and in other states? We use interviews, focus groups, and policy and statistical analysis to compare California and seven comparison states.</p> https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7hp8820v Mon, 9 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Vincent, Jeffrey M McKoy, Deborah Joint Use School Partnerships in California: Strategies to Enhance Schools and Communities https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5qn6k7f4 <p>While successful joint use partnerships can be found across California and the country, lack of information, guidance, and best practices keep many localities from pursuing this collaborative strategy. CC&S partnered with Public Health Law and Policy (PHLP) to conduct initial research on joint use school facility partnerships in California. Our report looks at joint use partnerships in the California policy context, focusing on three cases: opening up existing school yards for public use in San Francisco; building new joint use gymnasiums in Rosemead; and building a joint use child development center in Clovis (appendices include formal case agreements). The report provides key lessons learned and recommended steps to crafting effective joint use partnerships.</p> https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5qn6k7f4 Mon, 9 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Vincent, Jeffrey M Cooper, Tamar Joint Use of Public Schools: A Framework for a New Social Contract https://escholarship.org/uc/item/44m449tp <p>This paper adds to the growing conversation about and demand for joint use as a way to provide services to children and families in convenient locations, improve opportunities for physical activity by increasing use of school recreational and outdoor spaces, leverage capital investments, and more, provide a conceptual frame for the joint use of PK-12 public schools. We establish definitions for joint use and frame the basic challenges and opportunities to facilitate better conversations and planning for these type of collaborations.</p> https://escholarship.org/uc/item/44m449tp Mon, 9 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Filardo, Mary Vincent, Jeffrey M Allen, Marni Franklin, Jason Smart Schools, Smart Growth: Investing in Education Facilities and Stronger Communities https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2br2m9xt <p>CC&S joins PACE to explore California's historic $82 billion school construction investment opportunity to advance educational quality and lift local communities. This report contributes to a new conversation about how mindful school construction decisions can enrich metropolitan areas and sustainable forms of regional development.</p> https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2br2m9xt Mon, 9 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Fuller, Bruce Vincent, Jeffrey M McKoy, Deborah L Bierbaum, Ariel H Putting Schools on the Map: Linking Transit-Oriented Development, Families, and Schools in the San Francisco Bay Area https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0t52k01p <p>This paper examines the connections between Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) and families, schools, and expanding educational opportunities for all children. This paper is the first of its kind; therefore, we take an exploratory approach to understanding and framing these interconnections. We provide a rationale for the linkages at this nexus, highlight the Ten Core Connections between TOD and public education, highlight five case studies in the Bay Area, and make recommendations for enhancing city-school collaboration in TOD.</p> https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0t52k01p Mon, 9 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Bierbaum, Ariel H Vincent, Jeffrey M McKoy, Deborah L The Mechanics of City-School Initiatives: Transforming Neighborhoods of Distress & Despair into Neighborhoods of Choice & Promise https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8pj7n6hv The Mechanics of City-School Initiatives: Transforming Neighborhoods of Distress & Despair into Neighborhoods of Choice & Promise https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8pj7n6hv Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Bierbaum, Ariel H Vincent, Jeffrey M McKoy, Deborah L