Despite investing in education data systems, California produces little information on how to provide an effective education for its students, according to a 36-study analysis by the Policy Analysis for California Education Center at Stanford University. The study finds that...

In 2007, researchers associated with Stanford University released “Getting Down to Facts”–a massive compilation of studies of the California K-12 public school system. The hundreds of pages of voluminous research allowed both the state education establishment and its critics to...

This week, Louis and John pick out the highlights of the voluminous set of research reports on preK-12 education in California, Getting Down to Facts II, which was released Monday. The 36-study project, organized by Stanford University, examines pressing issues...

A troubling new research project finds that the achievement gap among California’s 6 million school children begins as early as kindergarten. What contributes to this startling inequity and what can be done to narrow the gap?

A troubling new research project finds that the achievement gap among California’s 6 million school children begins as early as kindergarten. What contributes to this startling inequity and what can be done to narrow the gap?

In advance of a newly-elected Governor and State Legislature, a comprehensive study of the California PreK-12 education system was released earlier this week. The study, Getting Down to the Facts II, is the second effort to highlight the analysis and...

New research detailed in a report titled "Getting Down To Facts II" examines how California’s students are still lagging behind their peers nationwide, with minority, low-income or special education students typically faring the worst.

Both sides of California’s neoliberal divide will find something to like in “Getting Down to Facts II,” the sweeping new report on the state of public education released this week by Stanford University and PACE (Policy Analysis for California Education)...

Researchers from Stanford University and Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) released a new study on K-12 education in California this week. Dr. Susanna Loeb, Principal Investigator, and Dr. Heather Hough, Executive Director of PACE will join us to discuss...

What’s causing teacher shortages in California?Michigan State University researcher Katharine Strunk helps answer that question as part of a sweeping report on public education in the state.Getting Down to Facts II, released on Monday, is intended to help policymakers make...

EdSource interviews with Sean Reardon and Deborah Stipek, professors at the Stanford Graduate School of Education, about their contributions to the research project on California public education, Getting Down to Facts II. Reardon’s research found that California’s low-income children entered...

California is lagging behind other states in properly overseeing the rise of charter schools and needs to do more to close the achievement gap for English learners, according to a research report released on Monday. The report from Stanford University...

In a newly released study, Susan Moffitt, director of the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy at Watson, partners with Susanna Loeb, new director of the Annenberg Institute of School Reform, and other researchers for Getting Down to Facts...

In 2007, researchers associated with Stanford University released “Getting Down to Facts,” a massive compendium of studies of California public education. Here was arguably the key takeaway: Public schools have many needs that would benefit from additional funding, but no...

Statement of John Affeldt, Public Advocates Managing Attorney & Education Program Director on Publication of Getting Down to Facts II Studies regarding California Public Schools. We welcome this new research and the contributions it can make to productive policymaking in...

What’s causing teacher shortages in California?Michigan State University researcher Katharine O. Strunk helps answer that question as part of a sweeping report on public education in the state.Getting Down to Facts II, released on Sept. 17, is intended to help...

en years ago California’s K-12 education system had the equivalent of a physical exam. Education experts from 32 universities and research organizations across the country studied its inner workings and effectiveness. They examined the state’s school finance and governance systems...

A decade ago, an academic research team produced a massive report on the shortcomings in how California’s K-12 schools educate about 6 million children and adolescents. The “Getting Down to Facts” report was issued just as a very severe recession...

Teachers are responsible for educating and cultivating today’s students—the future of the U.S. democracy and workforce. By 2020, 65 percent of all jobs in the United States will require postsecondary education or training. To be prepared for democratic participation and...

The extraordinary wave of teacher strikes highlights these crucial but often forgotten facts: In number, teachers are the largest profession in the United States. And collectively, they have the power to demand and win changes to funding and salaries. It’s...

Lashing out against low pay and what they see as paltry state spending on education, teachers in West Virginia, Kentucky, Oklahoma — and recently Arizona and Colorado — have made national headlines by walking off the job in unprecedented displays...

The Policy Analysis for California Education Policy Research Panel on Special Education has released a series of policy briefs summarizing key findings from the project Organizing Schools to Serve Students with Disabilities.Distinguished Professor George Farkas's article - "Achievement Gaps and...

Michael Gottfried, Associate Professor in the Department of Education at the UC Santa Barbara Gevirtz School, will co-present the talk “Do California’s New Teachers Feel Ready to Educate Students with Learning Disabilities?” with Ethan Hutt, Assistant Professor in the Department...

PACE’s inaugural conference is the premier event for policymakers, researchers, advocates and other leaders working to define and sustain a long-term strategy for comprehensive policy reform and continuous improvement of California’s education system. Our 2017 full-day conference will engage with...

Teachers are among our most valuable school resources for improving student learning. They are the adults who interact most with students, and we rely on teachers to deliver curriculum and instruction. The research evidence is clear that teachers have long-term...