Public Scholarship and Policy Reports

  1. Marsh, J., Bridgeforth, J.C., Alonso, J, Uka, A., Mulfinger, L. & Casar, M. (2025). California school boards: Navigating democracy in divided times. Los Angeles, CA: EdPolicy Hub, USC Rossier School of Education. rossier.usc.edu/documents/ policyhub-csb1

  2. Bridgeforth, J.C. & White, R.S. (2025). School Boards. In Live Handbook of Education Policy Research. Harris, D. (ed.), Association for Education Finance and Policy. https://livehandbook.org/k-12-education/governance-of-schools/school-boards/

  3. Marsh, J., Bridgeforth, J.C., Mulfinger, L., O’Neal, D., & Tong, T. (2024). Responding to Crisis: Virtual Schooling in Oregon during the COVID-19 Pandemic. National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice

  4. Marsh, J. A., Koppich, J. E., Humphrey, D. C., Kimner, H., Mulfinger, L. S., Allbright, T. N., Alonso, J., Bridgeforth, J.C., Daramola, E. J., Enoch-Stevens, T., Kennedy, K. E., & Nkansah-Amankra, A. (2022, June). Crisis response in California school districts: Leadership, partnership, and community [Report]. Policy Analysis for California Education.

  5. Bridgeforth, J.C. & Kimner, H. (2023) Aligning student-centered systems and structures through community schools. California Schools Magazine.

  6. Bridgeforth, J.C. (2021, October 8). Navigating Responses to Racism in Your School Community. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Publications in Popular Media

  1. Bridgeforth, J.C. & Desir, S. (2021, April 15). Reopening schools is often framed as a matter of equity. Two Black educators ask: ‘Equity for whom?’. In Strauss, V. Answer Sheet. Washington Post.

  2. Bridgeforth, J.C. (2020). You Made Me Enforce Useless Dress Codes for Years. Don't Claim Face Masks Go Too Far. Education Week.

  3. Harper, S.R. & Bridgeforth, J.C. (2019). Why We Weren't Surprised to See Teachers Holding a Noose. Education Week.

Working Papers

  1. Bridgeforth, J.C., Marsh, J., Uka, A., Casar, M., Mulfinger, L., & Alonso, J. (2025). Democracy For What and For Whom?: The Possibilities and Challenges of K-12 School Boards. (EdWorkingPaper: 25-1277). Retrieved from Annenberg Institute at Brown University: https://doi.org/10.26300/5w4y-tv66

  2. Bridgeforth, J.C., Lu, A., & Pickett, A. (2025) Reclaiming Educational Fraud and Waste: A Conceptual Framework to Locate The True Sources of Resource Leakage and Harm in The U.S. K-12 System. (EdWorkingPaper: 25-1267). Retrieved from Annenberg Institute at Brown University: https://doi.org/10.26300/g0h4-m096

Practice Briefs for K-12 Educators

In collaboration with the USC Race and Equity Center, I developed eight practice briefs for K-12 educators and preparers of K-12 educators. Each brief offers research-based guidance on how to operationalize commitments to racial equity and justice in K-12 educational spaces.

  1. Bridgeforth, J.C. (2024). Teaching the Truth about Slavery and America’s Racial History. USC Race and Equity Center

  2. Bridgeforth, J.C. (2024). Recognizing and Addressing Acts of Explicit Racism in Schools. USC Race and Equity Center

  3. Bridgeforth, J. C. (2024). Cultivating Relationships with Families and Communities of Color. USC Race and Equity Center

  4. Bridgeforth, J.C. (2024). Affirming Students’ Racial and Cultural Identities in Curricula. USC Race and Equity Center

  5. Bridgeforth, J.C. (2024). Creating Affirming Classrooms for LGBTQ Students of Color. USC Race and Equity Center

  6. Bridgeforth, J.C. (2024). Eliminating Racial Disproportionality in School Discipline. USC Race and Equity Center

  7. Bridgeforth, J.C. (2024). Meaningfully Integrating Racial Topics Across the Curriculum. USC Race and Equity Center

  8. Bridgeforth, J.C. (2024). Understanding Students’ Encounters with Anti-Blackness in Schools. USC Race and Equity Center