January 12, 2021

California’s ’cradle-to-career’ data system in line to receive $15 million for next phase

The funds are included in Newsom's proposed budget for the coming fiscal year, and will cover the first year of a what is expected to take 5 years to fully build out the system.

Louis Freedberg

December 27, 2020

California school districts, charter schools to get $6.8 billion, in varying amounts, of federal aid

California will get about one-eighth of the $54 billion Congress appropriated in coronavirus aid for K-12 schools.

John Fensterwald And Daniel J. Willis

December 27, 2020

Database: Covid relief by district in California

California will receive $6.8 billion in Covid-19 relief funding for K-12 schools. This database shows the distribution of that money.

Daniel J. Willis And Justin Allen

December 24, 2020

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 23, 2020

New California absenteeism data shows big discrepancies between white, Black students

Black students far more likely to face disciplinary measures for missing school, statewide data shows.

Carolyn Jones And Daniel J. Willis

December 10, 2020

Community colleges hardest hit as college enrollment among high school graduates falls nationally amid the pandemic

High school graduates are putting off going to college as students and families cope with the financial challenges of the pandemic, a new national study shows.

Betty Márquez Rosales

December 4, 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

November 11, 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

October 30, 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 29, 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

Dropping affirmative action had huge impact on California’s public universities

When California voters in 1996 rejected affirmative action, CSU and UC could no longer consider race and ethnicity in admissions, making a huge impact on the public universities.

Thomas Peele And Daniel J. Willis

August 5, 2020

Official figures released on state, federal CARES Act funding to districts to address Covid-19

Official awards from CARES Act funding to California school districts now public. Funds can be used for protective equipment and supplies, student meals and planning for school reopening.

Daniel J. Willis And John Fensterwald

June 3, 2020

DATABASE: Federal aid helps some California schools more than others under governor's plan

Federal stimulus funding is coming to the aid of California’s school districts. An EdSource analysis projects that of the 897 districts that receive their funding through the state’s education funding formula, 60.4 percent would get more in stimulus funding than they’d lose in state cuts.

Daniel J. Willis

May 5, 2020

Searchable database: How much will California school districts get in coronavirus funds?

California school districts will share in $1.65 billion in federal funds aimed at helping school districts nationwide pay for the extra costs of the ongoing pandemic.

Daniel J. Willis

May 1, 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.

Yuxuan Xie And Daniel J. Willis