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K–12 Education

Evaluating resources and policies that improve student outcomes

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Report · October 2021

Achieving Digital Equity for California’s Students

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Report · October 2021

Dual Enrollment in California

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Report · October 2021

Targeted K–12 Funding and Student Outcomes

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Blog Posts

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January 5, 2022

College Admissions in an Era of Uncertainty

Niu Gao, Hans Johnson

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January 4, 2022

Commentary: Narrowing the Digital Divide with Pandemic Benefits

Joseph Hayes, Darriya Starr, Niu Gao

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December 16, 2021

2021 Year in Review

Mark Baldassare

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December 14, 2021

Video: Community College Math in California’s New Era of Student Access

Stephanie Barton

Events

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Community College Math in California’s New Era of Student Access

December 9, 2021

Achieving Digital Equity for California’s Students

October 28, 2021

Fact Sheet

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February 2021

The Digital Divide in Education

Niu Gao, Joseph Hayes

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April 2019

Public Preschools in California

Caroline Danielson, Tess Thorman

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November 2018

Financing California’s Public Schools

Patrick Murphy, Jennifer Paluch

Featured Blog Post · December 9, 2021

What’s Next for California’s K–12 Enrollment?

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Fact Cards

41 California’s rank among states for share of high school graduates who directly enroll in four-year college.
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Enrollment fell nearly 3% in California’s public K–12 schools between 2019–20 and 2020–21.
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Nearly 40% of California’s schoolchildren are either current or former English Learners.
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Schools were a key source of food for low-income families despite closures during the pandemic.
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29% Share of K–12 students who lack reliable internet service at home.
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A majority of the 6 million students in California’s public schools are “high need”—low-income, English Learner (EL), or foster youth.
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Meet the Team

Maria T. Chang Fay

Project Assistant

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Niu Gao

Senior Fellow

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Joseph Hayes

Research Associate

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Joseph Herrera

Research Associate

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Laura Hill

Policy Director and Senior Fellow

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Julien Lafortune

Research Fellow

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Emmanuel Prunty

Research Associate

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