Yuxuan Xie
Yuxuan is a data visualization specialist and web developer. She designs graphics, interactive charts, maps and React apps from enormous education datasets. Her data visualization pieces for the EdSource special project, “Tainted Taps: Lead Puts California Children at Risk,” won 2018 National Awards For Education Reporting in the category of Best Visual Storytelling. Yuxuan received an M.A. in Fine Arts from Interactive Media Program of University of Miami and a BA in Journalism from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies in China.
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Pockets of districts across California show increases in homeless students in 2022-23 school year
School districts across California are seeing increases in homeless students. Some of the jump stems from better efforts to help families.
Yuxuan Xie
June 1, 2023
One in 5 California schools located in moderate or high flood risk areas
This California map shows the location of the state's 10,000 schools according to their FEMA rated flood risk.
Yuxuan Xie And Daniel J. Willis
April 5, 2023
Enrollment drop varies at colleges statewide
See interactive map showing enrollment drops for each of the 115 community colleges.
Yuxuan Xie
November 18, 2022
Dual enrollment: Who's in and who's out?
This map shows each community college district and whether the students enrolled in these programs reflect the demographics of their feeder high schools.
Yuxuan Xie
November 10, 2022
California's reading wars history
The latest push for phonics-based instruction follows decades of debate on how to teach reading.
Yuxuan Xie
August 26, 2022
High School Graduates Across California
The Class of 2022 had a very unusual high school experience. Covid shut down their schools midway through their sophomore year forcing them to take zoom classes and study alone. Learn more about the students we followed for our special report on the Class of 2022.
Yuxuan Xie
June 15, 2022
Updated with 2021-22 data: Pandemic drop in K-12 California enrollment caps two decades of swings
View and interact with school enrollment data showing regional changes in California over the last two decades.
Yuxuan Xie And Daniel J. Willis
April 11, 2022
Map: A statewide look at health benefits for California Community Colleges adjuncts and trustees
An interactive map shows health care coverage at California community colleges for adjuncts and trustees.
Yuxuan Xie
February 14, 2022
Here are the highlights of the 2021-22 May state budget revision
This infographic gives you the key numbers from the May budget revision and how Gov. Newsom plans to divvy up surplus education dollars.
Yuxuan Xie And John Fensterwald
May 14, 2021
Map: California Chromebook distribution during Covid-19
Explore Chromebook distribution during Covid-19 at California school districts with this interactive map.
Yuxuan Xie
May 14, 2021
Tracking learning modes of California students
An interactive project that tracks California students' back-to-school progress using data from the California Department of Public Health.
Yuxuan Xie
May 5, 2021
Map: Most California community colleges saw drops in student head counts
Explore the falling rates of student head counts at California community colleges with this interactive map.
Yuxuan Xie
April 12, 2021
Map: In-Person Instruction and Distance Learning in California as of Dec. 16, 2020
This map gives a broad indication of the kind of instruction offered by all or most public school districts in a particular county — whether via in-person or distance learning, or a mixture of the two — as of Dec. 16, 2020.
Yuxuan Xie
December 24, 2020
CSU freshmen dropout rates by race/ethnicity for 2019
Sort and visually compare dropout rates by demographic data across the CSU system.