Tag: California

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A Snapshot of Postsecondary Access and Opportunity in California

Institute for Higher Education Policy

This brief offers a snapshot of the strategies California has employed to expand postsecondary access without race-conscious policies or practices.

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A New Vision for Adolescent Learning and Well-Being

In this study, Sarah Fine, Santiago Rincón-Gallardo, and Michael Fullan examine the pioneering work of six California education systems—Lindsay Unified, Oakland Unified, Fresno Unified, Shasta County Office of Education, Monterey Peninsula Unified, and Anaheim Union High School District—that leveraged an influx of state funding to drive systemic transformations in secondary education.

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Community-Connected Redesign at Fremont High School

Learning Policy Institute

This brief tells the story of Fremont High School's redesign journey from an isolated campus with severe underenrollment to a vibrant community school where students have access to authentic, community-connected learning and families hold power on campus.

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Community Schools Impact on Student Outcomes: Evidence From California

Learning Policy Institute

This study evaluates the impact of the California Community Schools Partnership Program on student outcomes, including attendance, suspensions, and academic achievement.

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Youth Workforce Development in California: Overview, Initiatives, and Best Practices

California Opportunity Youth Network and New Ways to Work

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of efforts in California to equip young individuals with essential skills and create pathways for personal and professional growth.

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Californians and Civic Education

Public Policy Institute of California

This report explores public opinion on the importance of civic education, how well local public schools are providing it, and which topics and activities should be the focus of a civic education.

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Rooted in Oakland: A Community School Takes Shape

Community Concern Films

This short film tells the story of Fremont High School, and the work of the school community to reimagine itself to better meet the needs of students, families, and educators.

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PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Education

Public Policy Institute of California

A statewide survey highlights how California adults and public school parents feel about the state's K–12 policy direction, local public schools, school funding, and early childhood education.

Navigating Declining Enrollment: A Toolkit for California District Leaders to Design Stronger Schools and Systems

Bellwether

A tool to help district leaders approach budget realignment strategically, offering practical resources and research-based guidance on redesigning school systems to improve student learning in a resource-constrained environment.

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Revisiting California’s Invisible Achievement Gap: Trends in Education Outcomes of Students in Foster Care in the Context of the Local Control Funding Formula

WestEd

Following up on a landmark 2013 study, this report revisits the educational challenges faced by K–12 students in foster care, assessing progress since major policy reforms that intended to improve education for youth in foster care.

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California’s Local Control Funding Formula: Next Steps Toward Equity

Learning Policy Institute

This report reviews how California’s Local Control Funding Formula has helped to improve student outcomes, points to challenges in its fiscal design, and highlights opportunities to strengthen it.

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2025 California County Scorecard of Children’s Well-Being

Children Now

An interactive, online report that delivers a comprehensive picture of children’s health, education, and welfare in each of California’s 58 counties.

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Understanding Belongingness, Support, and Perseverance: An Exploratory Study of the Educational Experiences of Foster Youth in California

University of California, Los Angeles Center for Transformation of Schools

A study that explores how youth in foster care experience the foster care system, high school, and college, offering recommendations for these systems to better support these young people.

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Taking Reform to Scale: Learning from California Education Partners’ Collaborations

Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE)

The brief describes California Education Partners’ multistage approach to district systems change that helps address persistent barriers to improvement.

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Youth Civic Empowerment

YouthTruth

A report offering insight into the current state of youth civic empowerment, revealing troubling patterns of inequity in civic readiness.

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Navigating Change: Strategies to Strengthen California High Schools Amid Declining Enrollment

Bellwether

A report providing guidance on how districts in California and elsewhere can respond to declining enrollment in ways that strengthen high schools.

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Graphic/Infographic

Growth Interrupted: An Update on Dual Enrollment Participation Among Public High School Graduates

Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE)

This series of charts highlights trends in dual enrollment in public high schools since 2016, finding that growth in participation was disrupted by the pandemic and that equity gaps persist.

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On the Threshold of Change

California Youth Connection

A report using strategic foresight to develop a vision in response to the future forces that will dramatically change the lives of hundreds of thousands of young people who will experience foster care over the next decade as they make the difficult transition to adulthood.

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Foster Youth Postsecondary Education Planning Resources

John Burton Advocates for Youth

Step-by-step guides providing detailed checklists, resources, and strategies to assist youth with lived experience in foster care to prepare for high school graduation and postsecondary education.

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California’s Future is Clocked In: The Experiences of Young Workers

University of California, Los Angeles Graduate School of Education & Information Studies

A report focused on the conditions of young workers aged 16 to 24 in the state of California.

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