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NorCal Educational Leadership Consortium (NorCal ELC) held their third annual Winter Leadership Institute (WLI) January 30 and 31, 2023, with nearly 300 educators across the 11 county Shasta Region. Mike Kotar, Regional Director, welcomed attendees, noting that by the end of Year 3, NorCal ELC...Read more about Shasta (NorCal) Regional Academy Spotlight

The California Department of Education is making another historic investment in its educational leaders by awarding up to $12 million in additional funding over three years to the 21st Century California School Leadership Academy (21CSLA) State Center, a project ...Read more about California funds historic UC initiative to support educational leaders, equity in schools

In the Alameda Regional Academy, we are focused on students in our region who are marginalized and underserved as well as leaders who are marginalized because of their racial identity. We began this work in 2020 by...Read more about Alameda Regional Academy Spotlight

The 21CSLA Mid-State Regional Academy is moving into 2023 with a bang. We have launched four new Communities of Practice for the winter/spring months:

Join us on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 3:30–4:30 PST for an equity-centered conversation around social media and leadership , featuring faculty from UC Berkeley and UCLA and leaders from the field.Read more about 21CSLA Research-Practice Webinar | Hate speech on social media: What can leaders do?

Join us on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 3:30–4:30 PST for an equity-centered conversation around incarceration and education, featuring UC Berkeley faculty and leaders from the field.Read more about 21CSLA Research-Practice Webinar: Does locked up mean locked out of higher education?

Leaders of the 21st Century California School Leadership Academy and UC Berkeley School of Education Leadership Programs will speak at the Annual Conference of the California Educational Research Association (CERA) November...Read more about 21CSLA at the California Educational Research Association Conference

The North Bay/North Coast Regional Academy kicked off the third year of 21CSLA in a powerful way! We hosted an Antiracist Leadership Institute led by Dr. Tracey Benson, co-author of the book ...Read more about Sonoma (North Bay/North Coast) Regional Academy Spotlight

The Valley to Coast 21CSLA Regional Academy offers three pathways of professional learning centered around leadership, equity, and continuous improvement—Localized Professional Learning, Communities of Practice, and Individualized Leadership Coaching—across six California...Read more about Kern (ValCo) Regional Academy Spotlight

The California Department of Education is investing in new training—the first of its kind in the state—for school leaders and administrators who will implement California’s groundbreaking Universal Transitional Kindergarten (UTK) policy.

California’s support...Read more about California awards million to 21CSLA for leadership in early learning

Dr. Chris Thomas has woven in and out of local schools and higher education institutions over the past two decades, embodying a fusion of research and practice: from teaching in a fourth grade classroom in California’s Inland Empire to securing his PhD in Education at the...Read more about A Q&A on early learning leadership with 21CSLA's Chris Thomas

More than a year ago, we wrote in our Spotlight about beginning a partnership with our Geo Lead within the State System of Support. Our partnership has bloomed in the past year!

When the State System of Support Geo Leads were asked to report on a...Read more about Tulare (Midstate) Regional Academy Spotlight

The 21st Century California School Leadership Academy (21CSLA) issued its first research brief: Innovations in Teaching During the Pandemic by Hua Luo,...Read more about 21CSLA Research Brief 1: Innovations in Teaching During the Pandemic

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"Understanding How a Leaders of Color Network Supports the Retention of a Diverse Leader Workforce" Symposium...Read more about 21CSLA at AERA

The California Department of Education has awarded a $5-million grant to the 21st Century California School Leadership Academy (21CSLA) State Center to ensure leaders for equity are prepared to implement the state’s groundbreaking rollout of Universal Prekindergarten (UPK).

The 21st Century California School Leadership Academy (21CSLA) kicked off a two-day retreat with some 50 educational leaders from across California at UCLA’s Luskin Conference Center on March 3 to advance equity for historically marginalized students and families.

“We're striving for...Read more about Education leaders meet to advance equity for California’s students

Leadership Programs in the UC Berkeley School of Education will bring a focus on equity to training and supporting educational leaders at the dawn of the Universal Transitional Kindergarten (UTK) program in California, thanks in part to combined one-year funding of $250,000,...Read more about Funding awarded to UC Berkeley to ‘fulfill the equity promise’ of California’s Universal Transitional Kindergarten