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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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.
Yuxuan Xie
December 4, 2020
Interactive Map: LA County waiver approvals
View public and private schools in LA County who have approved waivers to open with this interactive map.
Yuxuan Xie
November 11, 2020
Live election results for Propositions 15, 16 and 18
Three measures on the California ballot for the Nov. 3 election have implications for California’s public education system and young people.
Yuxuan Xie
November 3, 2020
Map: In-Person Instruction and Distance Learning in California as of Oct. 30, 2020
See the counties where schools have moved to mostly in-person learning, counties where instruction is mixed, and counties where most students are still learning remotely.
Yuxuan Xie
October 30, 2020
CSU and UC freshmen enrollment by race and ethnicity
How Proposition 209 affected freshmen enrollment at UC and CSU in graphs.
Yuxuan Xie
October 29, 2020
Interactive Map: Internet subscription rates in California
This map shows the rate of internet subscriptions statewide for 2018, the latest year available. That's before the pandemic and the effort to connect all students to online learning.