Growth & Opportunity: Aligning High-Quality Public Education & Sustainable Communities Planning in the Bay Area

Author(s): Bierbaum, Ariel H; Vincent, Jeffrey M; McKoy, Deborah | Abstract: CCaS 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.”* What are the educational impacts of non-school policies, such as housing, transportation, and other regional planning investments?* What are the impacts of educational efforts on non-school issues, such as housing choice, sustainable transportation utilization, and community-building opportunities?* How can the region’s policy and practice interventions and investments in housing and transportation be made to strategically support improving school quality?