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Academic Gatekeeping of English Learner-Classified Students: The Case of California
Adolescence and the Reimagined High School: Scientific Perspectives on Development, Learning, and Civic Reasoning
AI and Education across California Schools: Calls for More Professional Development and AI Literacy
Assessing Local Control and Accountability Plans (LCAPs) Using Generative AI
California Community Schools: Past, Present, and Early Impacts of the California Community Schools Partnership Program
California Schools’ Revenue Sources and Constraints
California's School Facilities in a Changing Climate: Funding, Equity, and Resilience
California’s System of Special Education Staffing
Curriculum Adoption and Implementation in California
District Dollars 3: Recent Patterns in California School District Finances, Trends in Teacher Compensation, and Within-District, Between-School Spending
Early Childhood Education - Section 1: The Changing Landscape of ECE in California
Adoption Windows and Reform: California’s Math Pathways in the Post-Common Core Era
Multilingual Learners of English with Disabilities in California: Patterns in Enrollment, Opportunities, Outcomes, and County-Level Variation
Multilingual Learners of English: Progress of California's English Learners and the Resources That Support Their Educational Achievements
Navigating the Transition to College: LGBTQ+ Students’ High School Experiences and Academic Plans
Paraeducators in California: Current Trends and Recommendations for Policy
Pensions and California Public Schools, 2026
Public Accountability in California: Evaluating the SARCs and the California School Dashboard
Re-Envisioning California’s County Offices of Education
Recent Academic Achievement Trends in California
Redesigning Special Education: Leveraging Technology for Flexibility, Equity, and Inclusive Designs for Learning
Education Data Needs, Availability, and Access in California
Strategic School Staffing in California: Opportunities and Barriers
High School Coursetaking in California: A Primer
Structuring Charter School Accountability: How State Policy Shapes Authorizer Practice in California
Imagining the Educational Futures for Black Children in California
Supporting Immigrant-Origin Students in California’s Schools
Learning from California’s Prior Reading Reforms
Teacher Certification Policies: Balancing Quality and Access in the Teaching Profession
Local Control in a Time of Change: The Work of California School Board Members
Teacher Preparation for English Learners and Bilingual Education in California Schools
Mandatory Regionalization and Its Limits: How California Districts Experience and Navigate Special Education Governance
The California State Role in Supporting District Capacity for TK-8 Math Improvement
Material Hardship, Emotional Distress, and Early Learning Supports Among California Families with Young Children: Evidence from the RAPID California Voices Survey
The Fiscal Consequences of School Closures in California: Evidence from a Statewide Synthetic Difference-in-Differences Design
The Impact of Intervention: LCAP, Differentiated Assistance, and Resource Effectiveness in California School Districts
The Learning Experiences that Matter and AI’s Role
The Special Education Assessment Conundrum
The State of Chronic Absenteeism in California: Projections, Reasons, and Solutions
Trends in California's Teacher Workforce: Understanding Supply, Demand, and Shortages
What California’s Latine Students, Families and Communities Want From and For Their Schools
Who Governs California’s Schools? A Cross‑State Map of Supervision, Administration, and Implementation in CA, FL, NY, and TX
Who Stays, Who Leaves: Five-year Retention Patterns by Teacher Entry Pathways