In 2024–25, California enrolled 46 percent of 4-year-olds in public early childhood education programs and 11 percent of 3-year-olds.
California struggles to meet quality benchmarks for preschool programs, report says
Author: Heather Kemp
Recommendations to improve reclassification for EL students
A May brief by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), “Accelerating English Learner Progress by Improving Reclassification,” offers five research-backed recommendations to improve the reclassification process and support student achievement.
Policy considerations to tackle teacher turnover
Compensation, school leadership and job and workplace satisfaction are factors associated with teacher turnover, according to the Learning Policy Institute’s (LPI) March report Teacher Turnover in the United States: Who Moves, Who Leaves, and Why.
Multimedia textbook highlights AAPI communities
A new resource from UCLA’s Asian American Studies Center, “Foundations and Futures: Asian American and Pacific Islander Multimedia Textbook,” covers more than 50 years of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) studies in one convenient, online portal that high school educators can access.
Brief breaks down data on student homelessness in LA County
Roughly one in four California students experiencing homelessness are in Los Angeles County, according to the UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools’ March brief “Rising Numbers, Fading Resources: Students Experiencing Homelessness in Los Angeles County,”
Benefits of redshirting kindergarteners don’t last long, brief finds
Between 2017 and 2025, roughly 5 percent of kindergartners were redshirted per year on average with a peak of 6.4 percent in fall 2021 during the pandemic, according to NWEA’s March brief “Should kindergartners be redshirted? Costs likely outweigh academic benefits.”
Study’s findings on supports for LA County homeless youth can inform change
The UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools’ March brief “Hidden in Plain Sight: Fear, Underidentification, and Funding Gaps for Housing-Insecure Students in Los Angeles County” details the findings of a recent research study on the perspectives of staff, such as homeless liaisons, district coordinators and county officials, who are responsible for supporting the population’s academic success.
Tulare COE’s innovative school safety response system
ActVnet — a comprehensive response system funded and developed by Tulare County Office of Education to improve campus safety — connects law enforcement, fire departments, emergency medical services, school sites and families.
Strategies to avoid and implement to scale instructional improvement
A local educational agency’s structures and processes are key components in effectively uplifting and scaling instructional changes in schools, according to Policy Analysis for California Education’s (PACE) practice brief “How Districts Scale Instructional Improvement That Lasts.”
Resources to communicate prekindergarten options to families
The California Department of Education, as part of its universal prekindergarten (UPK) initiative, recently published a toolkit that local educational agencies can use to find tips on communicating early learning options to families.