Reports | Getting Down to Facts II

First on new California state superintendent’s long agenda: getting more men of color in the classroom

Rising rents in coastal California outpace teacher pay

California's school pension funding plan is working

California plan for school construction bonds sparks debate for reform

iMod Structures Raises $11M Series A To Build Out Modular Classrooms

New data detail soaring costs of California school pensions

New training for California preschool teachers to help bilingual children prepare for kindergarten

With new ears in capitol, scholars push K–12 improvements

Early Childhood Education in California Takes a Step Forward

Support, strengthen education reforms in California, new report urges

Community schools score key victory in LA teachers strike

Gov. Newsom proposes to chip away at mountain of pension liability and ease school districts' burden

University professors recognized for influence in education policy

Report: Charter growth leveling off

Can Child Advocates Capitalize on Sacramento’s Rise in Parent-Lawmakers?

Gavin Newsom’s $1.8 billion early education plan deserves credit, but it isn’t enough

Oakland Unified looks to higher teacher pay to improve student learning as teachers threaten to strike

A Discussion About Early Childhood Education

California education issues to watch in 2019 — and predictions of what will happen

My turn: What other states can teach California about preschool for all

With sparse state funding, California districts get creative in addressing student health

Can California afford Gavin Newsom’s vision for school kids? Here’s your K-12 primer for 2019

Sacramento Lawmaker Introduces 'Pre-K For All' Bill Package

Long-term student data needed to inform college/career policies

Assemblymember Kevin McCarty Introduces a Robust Pre-K for All Legislative Package

California Looking To Add More Affordable Preschool Options For Families

Early Childhood Education In California Could See Big Changes Under Gavin Newsom

Stanford Studies and State Spending Issues

Tony Thurmond names second in command at California Department of Education

New California coalition agrees on next steps to improve schools, student achievement

Next up, Proposition 13?

Harvard Report Notes Teacher Support

Thomas D. Elias: Pre-school first new emphasis under Newsom

School of Education researchers contribute to major analysis of PreK-12 education in California

Data exclusive: With California school bonds, the rich get richer and the poor, not so much

Jerry Brown awaits his day in court on pension reform

Stanford-coordinated study finds persistent inequities in California public schools

Susanna Loeb on Getting Down to Facts II - Conference Keynote

Student success: Much more needs to be done

Getting Down to Facts II: Our Students Our Future

Californians May Know More About Russian Intelligence Than Their Own Schools’ Performance

Opinion: California Schools Face a Bleak Financial Future

The case for spending 32 percent more on California schools

California schools face a bleak financial future

The Learning Curve: The ‘Really Big Band-Aid’ California Schools Have Yet to Rip Off

¿Cómo reducir la brecha de aprendizaje entre niños que están aprendiendo inglés en California?

State Education Support

California schools under-funded by $22 billion, according to new report

Heather Hough Interviewed by KQED News

Major national research project finds California education beginning on right path; improvements on reforms needed

California works to narrow education achievement gap

Report: To close California’s achievement gap, spend a lot more on preschool

Study: California Kids Lag in Reading and Math as Large Achievement Gap Persists

KNX InDepth Podcast

Grading California’s Schools

California has under-funded schools by $22 billion, report says

New findings from Getting Down to Facts II

California Schools Need To Improve Charter Oversight, English Learner Achievement Gap, Report Finds

CA Kids Enter School Unprepared, Never Catch Up: Study

Experts Recommend California’s Next Governor Stay The Course On Brown’s Ed Reforms

California children enter school unprepared and never catch up, landmark research finds

Red tape chokes school data system

Multifaceted reforms needed to reach California’s education goals, research projects finds

Essential Guide to Getting Down to Facts II

Ten years on, California is making progress but must do more for preK-12 education

Report Release Webinar Monday, September 17, 2018 - 9:30 a.m. PDT

Groundbreaking PreK-12 Research Scheduled for Release on Monday, September 17

Major Report Coming on Status of California's K-12 Schools

California research project timed to elevate education in fall elections, inform next governor

Susanna Loeb, Jeannie Myung

Finance

Study of Spending in Public Charter and Traditional Schools in California

Drew Atchison, Jesse Levin, Iliana Brodziak de los Reyes

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Pensions and California Public Schools

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Effects of the Local Control Funding Formula on Revenues, Expenditures, and Student Outcomes

Rucker Johnson, Paul Bruno, Sean Tanner

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Financing School Facilities in California: A 10-Year Perspective

Eric Brunner, Jeffrey M. Vincent

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What Does It Cost to Educate California’s Students? A Professional Judgment Approach

Jesse Levin, Iliana Brodziak de los Reyes, Drew Atchison

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Pensions and California Public Schools

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Money and Freedom: The Impact Of California’s School Finance Reform On Academic Achievement And The Composition Of District Spending

Rucker Johnson, Sean Tanner

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Adequacy and State Funding Formulas: What Can California Learn From the Research and National Context?

Jennifer Imazeki

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Revisiting Finance and Governance Issues in Special Education

Paul Warren, Laura Hill

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District Dollars 2: California School District Finances, 2004-5 through 2016-17

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Financing School Facilities in California: A Ten-Year Perspective

Eric Brunner, Jeffrey M. Vincent

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Working Toward K-12 Funding Adequacy: California’s Current Policies and Funding Levels

Jennifer Imazeki, Paul Bruno, Jesse Levin, Iliana Brodziak de los Reyes, Drew Atchison

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Revisiting Finance and Governance Issues in Special Education

Paul Warren, Laura Hill

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Governance

Implementing the Common Core State Standards in California Schools: A Work in Progress

Susan Moffitt, Neal Finkelstein

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The Local Control Funding Formula After Four Years: What Do We Know?

Julia E. Koppich, Daniel Humphrey, Julie A. Marsh, Morgan Polikoff, Jason Willis

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Creating Coherent Systems to Support Education Improvement

Jeffrey R. Henig, Melissa Arnold Lyon, Susan Moffitt, David Plank

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Making California Data More Useful for Educational Improvement

Meredith Phillips, Sarah Reber, Jesse Rothstein

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In the Era of the Local Control Funding Formula: The Shifting Role of California’s Chief Business Officers

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Charter School Authorizing in California

Kirsten Slungaard Mumma, Martin West

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In Need of Improvement? Assessing the California Dashboard after One Year

Morgan Polikoff

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Building a System of Support for School Improvement

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Making California Data More Useful for Educational Improvement

Meredith Phillips, Jesse Rothstein

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State Structures for Instructional Support in California

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Frontlines Perspectives on Instructional Support in the Common Core Era

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Taking stock of stakeholder engagement in California’s Local Control Funding Formula: What can we learn from the past four years to guide next steps?

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The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF): What Have We Learned After Four Years of Implementation?

Julia E. Koppich, Daniel Humphrey

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Using Data for Improvement: Learning from the CORE Data Collaborative

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Federal Policy Meets the “California Way”

Jeffrey R. Henig, Melissa Arnold Lyon

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Insights on Standards Implementation in California’s Schools

Neal Finkelstein

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Aims and Purposes of a State Schooling System: The Case of California

Harry Brighouse

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Continuous Improvement: Building System Capacity to Learn

Alicia Grunow, Heather Hough

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Towards a Common Vision of Continuous Improvement for California

Alicia Grunow, Heather Hough, Jason Willis

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Personnel

The Development and Distribution of School Leadership in California

Jason A. Grissom, Leib Sutcher

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Improving Teacher Practice

Courtney A. Bell, Lucrecia Santibañez, Eric S. Taylor

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Investments in Students’ Physical and Mental Health in California’s Public Schools

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Can Teacher Evaluation Programs Improve Teaching?

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Learning to Lead: Understanding California’s Learning System for School and District Leaders

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Teaching English Learners in California: How Teacher Credential Requirements in California Address their Needs

Lucrecia Santibañez

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Investments in Student Health and Mental Health in California’s Public Schools

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Assessing Equity in School Leadership in California

Jason A. Grissom

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Teacher Staffing Challenges in California: Exploring the Factors that Influence Teacher Staffing and Distribution

Dan Goldhaber, Katharine O. Strunk

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Teacher Shortages in California: Status, Sources, and Potential Solutions

Linda Darling-Hammond, Leib Sutcher

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A System’s View of California’s Teacher Education Pipeline

Courtney A. Bell

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Teacher Supply Falls Short of Demand in High-Need Fields, Locations

Linda Darling-Hammond, Dan Goldhaber, Katharine O. Strunk, Leib Sutcher

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Student Success

Outcomes and Demographics of California’s Schools

Harry Brighouse, Michal Kurlaender, Sean Reardon, Chris Doss, Sarah Reber, Demetra Kalogrides, Sherrie Reed

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English Learners: Charting Their Experiences and Mapping Their Futures in California Schools

Lucrecia Santibañez, Ilana Umansky

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Early Childhood Education in California

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State Policies to Advance English Learners’ Experiences and Outcomes in California’s Schools

Ilana Umansky, Susanna Loeb, Jeannie Myung

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Early Childhood Education in California

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A Portrait of California Career Technical Education Pathway Completers

Sherrie Reed, Shaun Dougherty, Michal Kurlaender

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Setting the Stage: Trends in Student Demographics and Enrollment in California

Demetra Kalogrides

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A Portrait of Educational Outcomes in California

Sean Reardon, Chris Doss

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An Update to the 2014 CREDO Study Charter School Performance in California

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College Readiness in the Era of Common Core

Michal Kurlaender, Sherrie Reed

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Charter Schools in California

Macke Raymond, Kirsten Slungaard Mumma, Martin West

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Equity

Education Equity in California

Christopher Edley, Jr.

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