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.

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

A report describing four types of school credit transfer policies that policymakers should consider to ensure that students and taxpayers reap the full benefit of dual enrollment.

A report examining the variation in statewide participation in college-prepatory courses, including A-G courses, college-credit coursework, and the level of math courses that students take their senior year.

A one-page brochure to support students and families in understanding the basics around dual enrollments.

A brochure for K-12 and community college district leaders with recommendations for expanding dual enrollment access in their schools and communities.

A sample joint board resolution template for K-12 and community college district (CCD) boards to commit to dual enrollment.

A comprehensive state-level policy roadmap to ensure that all California children have the necessary supports to reach their full potential.

An infographic sharing insights drawn from statisitics and data about opportunity youth and their disconnection from work and school.

A report outlining key pieces of the California governor's May 2023-24 Revision and exploring how the governor prioritized spending amid the first budget shortfall of his tenure.

A webinar providing an overview of the state and federal funding streams that can be leveraged in concert with one another to launch relevant and rigorous pathways in communities and introduces a new suite of new tools and resources that can be used to further understanding of creating coherence in the high school and postsecondary experience.

A research report highlighting the experiences of young people who have experienced foster care and received Chafee Education and Training Vouchers (ETVs) to help fund their postsecondary education.

A set of recommendations for improving the Foster Care system in California.

A comprehensive evaluation of the Education and Teaching Voucher program to assist young adults in or formerly in foster care with their postsecondary education needs.

A overview of key features and elements of California adult education programs, with a focus on the Los Angeles basin, published to promote broader awareness of their value as well as to posit the importance of strategic partnerships and greater collaboration between adult education programs, county and city workforce development agencies, community-based organizations, and other entities providing services to adults.

A brief describing the financial support that students who have experienced foster care receive to attend college compared with those of their peers in California.

An opinion essay about the importance of the Power of Us Survey by the American Institutes for Research, which provides valuable data on the youth workforce in various settings, including challenges related to staff shortages and diversification, emphasizing the significance of relationships in the learning and development ecosystem.

A report highlighting data about transition age foster youth, with policy and program recommendations for California's Independent Living Program (ILP).

A podcast featuring discussion with Brian Miller, Principal of Regional Occupational Programs at Kern High School in Bakersfield, CA.

A brief providing an updated analysis of the representation on California's higher education governing boards as of September 22, 2022. The analysis reveals some highlights and lowlights when it comes to representation