Reports
Reports
OAKLAND EC Full Program Reports
lodestar report executive summary
This report presents the findings of the Lodestar Fellows, a cohort of student researchers who spent the 2025-26 school year investigating the disconnect between grades and proficiency at their school.
Read our 2026 Lodestar Report
The 2026 Lodestar Report captures a year of student-led research into the disconnect between grades and proficiency at one Oakland public high school. The Lodestar Fellows discovered a 43 point gap between what students believed about their reading levels and what state test data actually showed, along with clear recommendations for change.
2024-25
Led by Oakland students, this report exposes the real reasons behind chronic absenteeism—disengaging instruction, unmet mental health needs, and a lack of relevance in schools. It offers both community-driven and policy solutions to help schools become places students want to show up to.
THE OAKLAND REPORT 2022-23
The students take a look at learning in the classroom, specifically the topics of 1. Learning and Proficiency; and 2. Classroom Mangement and School Culture.
The Oakland Report 2022-23
Take a look at the latest report our Oakland fellows created. Our students dive into continuation schools in Oakland and we look at the impact of so many Black and Brown students ending up there.
THE OAKLAND REPORT 2021-22
Take a look at the latest report our Oakland fellows created. Our students dive into continuation schools in Oakland and we look at the impact of so many Black and Brown students ending up there.
student voice survey 2018-2019
Energy Convertor fellows conducted the surveys at schools around Oakland and beyond. They worked across traditional, charter and private schools to hear from other students.
The oakland report 2020-2021
This Oakland-based report focuses on A-G rates representing the voices of 400 students. Consider this is a call to action for education leaders and community advocates to heed the research and use it.
The ousd strike - a student-led report 2019
Energy Convertor Fellows worked across traditional public, charter, homeschooled, and private schools to survey their fellow students during the OUSD strike. This was their findings.
Partnership Reports Utilizing
the EC Agentic Voice Method
The Stockton Report 2023
Our fellows explored student achievement representing 250 youth voices across Stockton school districts, while naming the top issues they experienced as students. Stockton is at a crossroads, and reports like this give you a clear look into the future leaders.
The Milwaukee report 2021-2022
We need to understand how our youth are experiencing not just education, but the world right now. The youth we talked to in Milwaukee are in tune. They are in tune with what their schools need and what the world is missing.
The brown report 2022
For this report, we conducted a study with the Hispanic and Latino/a/e communities. The students were honest and insightful across the country to California, Delaware, Oklahoma, and Texas.
The Black report 2021
The focus of the report was mostly on principals, while countless other researchers and organizations have done extensive work looking at the impact of Black educators . Students of all races do better when they are exposed to effective Black educators and Black principals .
The Indy youth report 2020-2021
Our student fellows worked hard to conduct research and lift the voices of more than 300 other youth from Indianapolis. This report is a call to action for education leaders and community advocates to heed the research and use it.