Charles Dayton
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Charles Dayton
Former Director, Career Academy Support Network, School of Education,
University of California
Charles Dayton was the co-founder and director of the Career Academy Support Network at the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Education, where he supported the development and expansion of career academies that integrate academic and technical education. He previously served as a policy analyst for Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE), where he conducted research on career academies and contributed to legislation supporting their statewide replication. Dayton played a key role in launching and administering California’s first two career academies and developing the model’s structure, emphasizing small learning communities, industry partnerships, and integrated curricula.
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Publications by Charles Dayton
Program Successes and Evaluations Under 'Jobs for the Disadvantaged'
This report discusses the challenges of implementing broad state-level initiatives to reform schools in California, following the passage of S.B. 813 in 1983. While earlier studies showed the formal implementation of these reforms, their impact on…
1986–87 Evaluation Report
The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation's School-to-Work and Academy Demonstration programs aim to help disadvantaged high school students transition to work. This evaluation covers the 1986-87 school year and includes a process component that describes…
1985–86 Evaluation Report
Peninsula Academies are three-year high school programs designed for at-risk students, combining academic and technical training. Since 1981, they've been operating in California, and in 1985, ten new programs were created under state sponsorship.…