Report Pretrial Risk Assessment in California By Heather Harris, Justin Goss, Alexandria Gumbs Dec 9, 2019 Pretrial risk assessment can help counties decide whether arrestees should stay in the community or be detained while their cases are pending. But counties may face challenges in ensuring their risk assessment systems promote accuracy and equity.
blog post Assessment and Placement at Community Colleges By Olga Rodriguez May 12, 2016 Little is known about how incoming community college students are assessed and placed into math and English courses—decisions that have major implications.
Report College Readiness as a Graduation Requirement: An Assessment of San Diego’s Challenges By Julian Betts, Andrew C. Zau, Karen Bachofer Apr 24, 2013 Four large California school districts—Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, and Oakland—recently adopted ambitious new graduation standards designed to increase college readiness. Evidence from San Diego indicates a need for major interventions to help students succeed under the new policies. In conjunction with this report, the authors developed the a–g On Track Model, which can help districts identify middle-school students who will have difficulty completing the new requirements. This research was supported with funding from the Donald Bren Foundation.
Report Determining College Readiness in California’s Community Colleges: A Survey of Assessment and Placement Policies By Hans Johnson, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Olga Rodriguez Nov 9, 2016 Assessment and placement policies govern where students begin their college journey. Yet community colleges vary greatly in how they identify college-ready students—potentially leading to inequitable access to transfer-level courses. This research was supported with funding from The Sutton Family Fund.
blog post How Did California Schools Assess Student Learning in Fall 2020? By Niu Gao, Laura Hill, Julien Lafortune Mar 10, 2021 K–12 school districts used a variety of tools this past fall to measure student learning, with assessments developed locally—by teachers or districts—being the most common.
Occasional Paper, Report Californians’ Assessment of the State Economy, Its Prospects, and the Performance of Their Elected Officials By Mark Baldassare Mar 11, 2003 Testimony before the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy, March 11, 2003.
Policy Brief College Readiness as a Graduation Requirement: An Assessment of San Diego’s Challenges, Summary Apr 24, 2013
event College Readiness as a Graduation Requirement: An Assessment of San Diego’s Challenges Apr 25, 2013
blog post Testimony: Accurately Assessing College Readiness By Olga Rodriguez Apr 19, 2017 A more equitable and efficient system for assessment and placement at the community colleges is a vital step in helping all students achieve their academic goals.
blog post Testimony: Reforming Key Policies at the Community Colleges By Sarah Bohn Apr 3, 2018 Reforming the assessment and placement policies of California's community colleges is vital to helping students achieve their academic goals.
