David Stern
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David Stern
Professor Emeritus of Education,
University of California, Berkeley
David Stern is professor emeritus of education at the University of California, Berkeley, where his research focused on strengthening career academies, improving access to higher education, developing social enterprises for learning, and expanding options for educating teenagers. Stern was principal investigator for the Career Academy Support Network and served on the faculty committee that oversees undergraduate admissions to UC Berkeley. He was director of the National Center for Research in Vocational Education, based at UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education. He received his PhD in economics and urban studies from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
updated 2013
Publications by David Stern
How High Schools Can Be Held Accountable for Developing Students' Career Readiness
College and career readiness is the stated goal of the common core standards that have now been adopted by almost all the states. The Obama administration’s proposed budget for 2013 included a new name for Title I of the Elementary and Secondary…
There is widespread agreement that many of California’s high schools are doing a poor job of preparing their students for college and careers. The James Irvine Foundation is sponsoring a major initiative to develop “Multiple Pathways” –– now called…
Options for California
A PACE Policy Brief by W. Norton Grubb and David Stern. Career-technical education (CTE) is back in the policy spotlight, as Governor Schwarzenegger and key legislators seek strategies to strengthen California’s much-criticized high schools. Some…
Options for California
Career-technical education (CTE) is back in the policy spotlight, as Governor Schwarzenegger and key legislators seek strategies to strengthen California’s much-criticized high schools. Some forms of CTE that integrate academic with occupational…