Welcome to Policy Analysis for California Education
Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) is an independent, non-partisan research center based at Stanford University, the University of California – Berkeley, and the University of Southern California. PACE seeks to define and sustain a long-term strategy for comprehensive policy reform and continuous improvement in performance at all levels of California’s education system, from early childhood to post-secondary education and training. PACE bridges the gap between research and policy, working with scholars from California’s leading universities and with state and local policymakers to increase the impact of academic research on educational policy in California.
Founded in 1983, PACE
- Publishes policy briefs, research reports, and working papers that address key policy issues in California’s education system
- Convenes seminars and briefings that make current research accessible to policy audiences throughout California
- Provides expert testimony on educational issues to legislative committees and other policy audiences
- Works with local school districts and professional associations on projects aimed at supporting policy innovation, data use, and rigorous evaluation
January 20th Podcast - How CA Districts Respond to Fiscal Flexibility: Statewide Survey Results on District Decisions on Consolidated Categorical Aid.
Bruce Fuller, University of California, Berkeley; Jennifer Imazeki, San Diego State University; Julie Marsh, University of Southern California; Brian Stecher, RAND Corporation; Thomas Timar, University of California, Davis. Since 2009 the Department of Education has allowed local school boards to reallocate $4.5 billion in previously regulated categorical aid, now folded into the Tier 3 ‘block grant’. The UC-RAND research team reported earlier on case studies of 10 districts’...Continue Reading This Entry...
New PACE Working Paper - Integrating Student Services with Instruction: Chaffey College's Long Journey to Success
Chaffey College, a three campus college with approximately 20,000 students located California’s Inland Empire, has become the destination of many community college practitioners from around the country. The reason why? Over the past ten years, the college has become nationally-known as an institution with a “risk tolerant change-oriented culture” and a signature set of student support programs that produce impressive performance outcomes for Chaffey students. Robert Gabriner,...Continue Reading This Entry...
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March 16, 2012 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
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