Governor Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers are still battling over pay increases for child care providers as they continue state budget negotiations, advocates said this week. One of his biggest hurdles: a first-ever contract with child care workers he let...

The impact of the spread of the novel coronavirus in the United States beginning in winter 2020 has simultaneously laid bare vast chasms of inequality in education and created a crisis in which radical reforms have become possible almost overnight. ...

New assessment data paired with analysis to support states recovery efforts. Student data expert Education Analytics released data today on the changes in learning patterns students in grades 3-8 have experienced as a result of school closures and remote learning...

As education throughout the state moves toward a sense of normalcy after COVID-19, some students are left still feeling disconnected from school, piling up their absences. With new information and studies rolling in, many educational leaders are emphasizing the need to...

This infographic from Education Analytics and Policy Analysis for California Education *PACE) summarizes the results of research examining the changes in learning patterns experienced by students in grades 3–8 in California and South Carolina. Using results from winter 2020–21 interim...

Governor Gavin Newsom and the Legislature have the resources needed to take bold action on youth homelessness. Thanks to significant growth in the state’s economy and federal stimulus funds, California policymakers have funding to create housing for young people who...

Suburban schools serve a diverse student population of 2.6 million students in California . While almost half of suburban districts serve a student body where more than 55% of students are included in at least one of the state’s unduplicated...

English learners were much more likely to miss school during the pandemic than their English-speaking peers, data show. Almost 34 percent of English learners are chronically absent this year so far, according to the most recent state data. About 19...

Students in California had relatively high marks for their online learning experiences during the pandemic but were less satisfied with their personal well-being and social relationships, according to a survey released by Policy Analysis for California Education.