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This section provides a variety of tools that allow you to explore education data at the local, state and national level.
April 17, 2019

Interactive Map: Where teachers find affordable housing in California

Teachers in the most populated areas of California face formidable odds when it comes to securing housing throughout their careers. Explore three interactive maps that show the housing challenges California teachers face.

Justin Allen And Daniel J. Willis
April 17, 2019

Search teacher pay and fair market rent data by school district

Search for teacher salaries in districts across the state

Daniel J. Willis
April 4, 2019

Better data helps San Diego schools more effectively address chronic absenteeism

Effective use of data can help schools do more of what works and less of what doesn’t, authors say.

Debbie Lieberman and Tia Anzellotti
April 4, 2019

Vaccination Rates by School in California 2017-18

New data provides the percentage of vaccinated kindergarten students by school in the 2017-18 and 2016-17 school years.

Daniel J. Willis
March 21, 2019

California school districts' rising employee pension costs

Look up per-student pension costs for districts across California with this interactive database, and see how much they've changed since a 2012 state law passed to rescue the state’s two pension systems.

Phillip Reese And Daniel J. Willis
March 21, 2019

Interactive Map: Changes in pension costs for California school districts

View the changes in per-student pension costs across California school districts - Unified, Elementary and High school

Yuxuan Xie, Daniel J. Willis, And Phillip Reese
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