Working Papers and Resources

Featured Resources

Resources for Practitioners and Researchers

Please find a collection of resources for planners interested in learning more about planning for public schools and communities.

Papers

Public Schools as Partners: Why Local Governments and School Districts Need to Collaborate

School Choice Brief: Understanding School Choice and its Planning Implications

MASTER PLAN EDUCATION ELEMENTS: Planning for Public Schools

The Planners’ Role in Education Outcomes

Planning Magazine

School Planning Is Community Planning by Saralee Morrissey

Public School Planning a Priority by Candace H. Stowell, AICP

School Support: Making a case for better site design. By Christopher Tramutola and Peter Gisolfi

Florida Planning Magazine

Safe Schools for All: Balancing Schools for All by Jim Lipsey, AICP-C

Prioritizing Community in the Franklin Park Elementary School Rebuild by Kathie Ebaugh, AICP, MPA and Ryan Scott Richards, AIA, LEED AP BD&C

School Planners: A Niche with a Twist by Amber K. Dickerson, AICP, and Matthew Pleasant

JAPA

UNCOVERING JAPA: Linking Transportation Equity and School Choice Policy

Recorded Events

Nov, 9, 2023: Role of Schools in Climate Change & Energy Transition

Jun 28, 2023: People Over Process: Equity Based K-12 Planning

Mar 17, 2023: Tax Incentives & School Funding: What Every Planner Needs to Know

Mar 18, 2022: Planning Cities With Young People and Schools" With Deb McKoy

Jun 3, 2021: A Regional Equity Framework for Schools

Mar 4, 2021: Lunch and Learn with the Century Foundation