While most adults don’t view preparing students to be engaged citizens as the top goal for K-12 education, new survey results from the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) show that for majorities of Californians and public school parents, civic education is still considered a […]
Micro-credentials — qualifications awarded to students and workers who complete short, often skills-based courses — have become increasingly popular in higher education and the workforce and are now growing in the K-12 education sector. A new report by FutureEd, Skill Building: The Emerging Micro-credential Movement […]
“The July 1 announcement by the federal government that it would freeze billions of education dollars previously approved by Congress and due to go out to schools that same day, is an outright travesty,” said CSBA CEO & Executive Director Vernon M. Billy. “It ignores […]
In a follow-up report to two recently released fact sheets detailing college access and readiness throughout the state, the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) homed in on pathways to college completion in the Inland Empire. While the region has a higher share of children […]
The June 26-27 meeting of the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) continued its deep dive into reviewing and amending teaching performance assessments, the exams that must be passed to obtain a credential, including the approval of the launch of the new Literacy Performance Assessment (LPA) on July 1.
By Genoveva Islas On May 22, after an all-night session, the U.S. House of Representatives passed, by 215 to 214 votes, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” outlining a spending plan for the U.S. At this writing, the U.S. Senate is now voting on their […]
Enrollment in California schools continued to decline in the 2024–25 school year, but at a significantly slower rate compared to the years directly following pandemic closures when enrollment dropped by more than 200,000, according to new annual data released by the California Department of Education […]
A new report from UCLA’s Center for the Transformation of Schools examines the economic consequences of students’ that did not graduate high school, chronic absenteeism and disciplinary policies. The Ten Billion Dollar Deficit: The Economic Burdens of Inequities Across California Schools was produced in collaboration […]
While 55 percent of high school graduates in 2019 planned to further their academic careers at a four-year college or university, just 35 percent of the Class of 2024 had the same aspirations, according to a new report. Still, it was the most popular post-grad pathway.
On June 24, the Legislature announced it had reached an agreement with Gov. Gavin Newsom on the 2025–26 State Budget. With less than a week before the Governor is required to sign a balanced budget, the agreement will be reflected in a follow-up budget bill, […]
