California

  • Research/ Report
January 2022

Finding ways for institutions to accelerate the completion of credentials that are valued by the labor market can motivate students to reengage and help them succeed.

  • Research/ Report
December 2021

Chiefs for Change and the Data Quality Campaign collaborated to generate this vision for ensuring that the education leaders responsible for K–12 policy and practice have access to useful data abou

  • Policy
October 2021

Dual enrollment provides opportunities for high school students to take college courses and earn college credit.

  • Research/ Report
February 2021

This report from MDRC gauges community college leaders' perspectives on the recruitment, advising and supports for students in credit and noncredit programs. The report offers strategies for aligning recruitment and advising to support program entry and transition for learners.

  • Research/ Report
February 2021

This resource provides recommendations for flexible learning approaches that allow adult learners who are interested in postsecondary education the opportunity to participate in postsecondary learning, achieve marketable skills and credentials, and obtain family sustaining careers.

  • Case Study
September 2020

This report from New America explores the opportunity to leverage youth apprenticeship to address worker shortages in the early childhood education sector.

  • Guide/Tool
August 2020

This resource from Education Strategy Group (ESG) offers a guide for states as they begin to lay the groundwork for a long-term, post-COVID-19 economic recovery plan that prioritizes equity and focuses on the most immediate workforce needs and the most affected populations.

  • Research/ Report
July 2019

MDRC invited practitioners from innovative CTE programs to participate in a focus group on the subject of equity. This brief summarizes the most common equity challenges  along with ideas for how to address them. The brief also includes examples from other MDRC research.