February 6, 2019

Database: California's lowest-performing schools in 2018-19

Under a federal education law that requires states to identify the lowest performing schools, districts with these schools will get some federal aid and are required to figure out how to make the schools better.

Daniel J. Willis

February 5, 2019

Graduation rates and goals for California State University's 23 campuses

Yuxuan Xie

January 31, 2019

Searchable database: Chronic absenteeism in California schools

Search EdSource's database to find the chronic absenteeism rate (the percentage of students who miss 10 percent or more of instructional days) for all California schools by grade level.

Daniel J. Willis

January 21, 2019

Required tests roadblock for many aspiring California teachers

Almost half of California’s potential teachers quit the profession before they even start because they can't pass one or more of the tests required for them to earn a credential, making it more difficult for the state to put a dent in a persistent teacher shortage.

Diana Lambert

January 6, 2019

Consistent to the end, Jerry Brown says it's all about teachers and students

Brown has been remarkably consistent on key education issues throughout his governorship.

Louis Freedberg

December 6, 2018

Search and compare data from the California School Dashboard, 2018

Search and compare all California public schools, districts, cities and counties for data from the state's new school accountability dashboard.

Justin Allen, Daniel J. Willis, And Yuxuan Xie

November 27, 2018

California's graduation rate ticks up but, still, 1 in 10 high school students drops out

Despite steady overall progress, gaps among student ethnic and racial groups persist. The new data will indicate which low-performing school districts will receive assistance when the California School Dashboard is released next month.

John Fensterwald

September 24, 2018

Interactive Map: Lead levels found in California schools' drinking water

Use this searchable map to browse the tests result at the more than 3,700 California schools which have already conducted tests for lead.

Yuxuan Xie And Justin Allen

September 24, 2018

Search lead test results in California school water

A new state law requires California schools to test water for lead. This database shows the highest test result at the more than 3,700 schools which have already conducted tests.

Daniel J. Willis And Justin Allen

September 17, 2018

Multifaceted reforms needed to reach California’s education goals, research project finds

Getting Down to Facts II finds strong support for education reforms but also obstacles to student achievement and a need for more funding.

John Fensterwald

September 17, 2018

Essential Guide to Getting Down to Facts II

Here are the take-aways from the studies on special education, funding needs, a teacher shortage, a data deficit, student mental health local control's unmet potential – and more.

John Fensterwald, Daniel J. Willis, Yuxuan Xie, And Justin Allen

September 4, 2018

New ‘friendlier’ look coming for California’s school dashboard

Complaints that the state education data web site was too difficult to understand led to redesigned version.

John Fensterwald

August 8, 2018

Support builds to create longitudinal data system to track student progress in California

Educators and the public do not have data that "in my view greatly improve students' performance and their ultimate employment," said Sen. Steve Glazer (D – Orinda), chair of the select committee on student success in the Senate.

Mikhail Zinshteyn

July 19, 2018

More student borrowers may be eligible to cancel federal student loans than have applied for relief

Amid for-profit college closures, more student borrowers apply to the U.S. Department of Education to cancel their federal education loan debts.

Solomon Moore

July 19, 2018

Searchable database: For-profit colleges in California 2010-16

Daniel J. Willis And Justin Allen