Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE)

What We Do

PACE is an independent, non-partisan research center led by faculty directors at Stanford University, the University of Southern California, the University of California Davis, the University of California Los Angeles, and the University of California Berkeley. Founded in 1983, PACE bridges the gap between research, policy, and practice, working with scholars from California’s leading universities and with state and local decision makers to achieve improvement in performance and more equitable outcomes at all levels of California’s education system, from early childhood to postsecondary education and training.

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Recent Publications
Career Pathways as the Foundation for High School Redesign

This brief examines how California can build on existing career and technical education (CTE) infrastructure to advance high school redesign. Drawing on research from Los Angeles Unified School...

This brief examines a three-year pilot of the California Collaborative for Education Excellence’s Intensive Assistance Model in five districts. It finds stronger educator collaboration and promising...
Getting Down to Facts III Policy Recommendations
This brief draws on Getting Down to Facts III to recommend three priorities for strengthening California’s education system: clear student goals, reliable instructional support for every district, and...