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Gándara, Patricia; Cuellar, Marcela – Civil Rights Project - Proyecto Derechos Civiles, 2016
Concerns over the United States' global standing have spurred a national focus on improving postsecondary attainment. At the same time, many sectors of the economy find they have difficulty recruiting highly trained individuals to fill the good jobs that exist; jobs like nursing, respiratory care, dental hygiene, and various mid-level management…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Bachelors Degrees, State Action, State Surveys
Geiser, Saul – Center for Studies in Higher Education, 2014
The past five years have seen unprecedented changes in freshman admissions at the University of California, reflecting steep cuts in state funding that UC sustained during that period as well as changes in UC's definition of who is eligible to enter the university. The number of California applicants who were "not" admitted to the UC…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Admission, High School Graduates, Enrollment Rate
California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2010
The California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC) has recently completed a series of enrollment demand projections for higher education in California. The projections show that enrollment demand at the independent universities will grow to 150,000 students by 2019, an increase of nearly 21,000 from current levels. Although UC (University of…
Descriptors: Enrollment Trends, Educational Demand, Enrollment Rate, Private Colleges
Quinto, John E.; Hauser, Linda – Educational Leadership and Administration: Teaching and Program Development, 2014
California legislature made a policy change with Senate Bill (SB) 1644 (2000), shifting Cal Grant Programs to focus on entitlement; counter to the national trend of merit based grant programs. This article describes a study examining effectiveness and extent to which SB 1644 is meeting its legislative objectives: increase in higher education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, State Legislation, Policy Analysis, Educational Policy
Johnson, Hans – Public Policy Institute of California, 2012
California's financial commitment to higher education has been compromised by fiscal crises and competing state priorities. Despite large increases in the demand for higher education, state general fund spending in this area has declined notably over the past ten years. California now spends more on corrections than on its public universities.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, State Government, Financial Exigency, Needs Assessment
Richburg-Hayes, Lashawn; Patel, Reshma; Brock, Thomas; de la Campa, Elijah; Rubb, Timothy; Valenzuela, Ireri – MDRC, 2015
One of the original purposes of student financial aid was to ensure fairer access to post-secondary education to those least able to afford it and to those traditionally underrepresented. Various federal and state programs were put in place to achieve this goal, including the federal Pell Grant and state aid programs. Yet policymakers and…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Scholarships, Student Financial Aid, Academic Achievement
Sykes, Andrea R.; Szuplat, Mary A.; Decker, Cynthia G. – Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2014
Federal policymakers have interest in three specific areas of postsecondary career and technical education (CTE): associate degrees and certificates awarded in CTE, skills and training obtained through noncredit courses, and industry-recognized certifications. Research and data are readily available on students earning degrees and certificates in…
Descriptors: Educational Certificates, Vocational Education, Noncredit Courses, Outcomes of Education
Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning, 2010
When March 15 rolls around each year, districts, schools and teachers are sent into a frenzy of planning, anticipating, and dreading the annual distribution of pink slips. This year, 26,000 pink slips were issued--last year there were 26,500 pink slips issued by the March deadline. Given the magnitude of budget cuts and resulting teacher layoffs,…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Enrollment Rate, Job Layoff, Teacher Effectiveness
Davis, Kevin P. – Online Submission, 2015
The California Master Plan for Higher Education sets a policy objective of equity through access to higher education. The California State University system is California's primary institution for providing the social mobility that accompanies a four-year college degree. The purpose of this study is to examine the education lifecycle outcomes for…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Planning, State Programs, State Policy
Houtman, Anne M.; Walker, Sean – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2010
The authors tested the predictions of a game theory model of plagiarism, using a test population of student papers submitted to an online plagiarism detection program, over five semesters in a non-majors biology course with multiple sections and high enrollment. Consistent with the model, as the probability of detection and the penalty if caught…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Game Theory, Plagiarism, Biology
Moore, Colleen; Shulock, Nancy – Institute for Higher Education Leadership & Policy, 2010
A recent report titled "Divided We Fail: Improving Completion and Closing Racial Gaps in California's Community Colleges" shows that student outcomes in the state's community colleges are inadequate to meet the projected demand for college-educated workers in the labor market. The report also documents the serious problem posed by the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Attainment, Minority Groups, Graduation Rate
Fortuny, Karina; Hernandez, Donald J.; Chaudry, Ajay – Urban Institute (NJ1), 2010
Children of immigrants have nearly doubled as a share of pre-K to 3rd grade students since 1990. The share of children under age 8 with immigrant parents stood at 24 percent in 2008, up from 13 percent in 1990. Young children of immigrants account for more than 30 percent of children in seven states, with California leading the nation at 50…
Descriptors: Young Children, Immigrants, Parents, Immigration
Wilson, Stacy; Newell, Mallory; Fuller, Ryan – California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2010
Although public universities account for most of the higher education enrollment in California, independent colleges and universities make an important contribution to meeting enrollment demand. California's 76 independent non-profit colleges and universities provide a wide range of degree and certificate programs. In fall 2008, the independents…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Higher Education, Universities, Economic Factors
Wilson, Stacy; Fuller, Ryan; Mykhaylichenko, Olena – California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2011
In this report the authors use key outcome measures to summarize student performance within each higher education system; describe the degree of progress derived from system-level initiatives; and offer recommendations to address impediments and reduce demographic disparities. This report is a starting point for determining how everyone can…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Success, Educational Improvement, Student Improvement
EdSource, 2010
Public education supports California's economic growth and creates opportunities for the state's youth. Given that, it is important for Californians to understand how much the state is investing in its schools and how that money is being spent. Comparing California with the nation and other similar states can provide a useful perspective in…
Descriptors: Expenditure per Student, Educational Finance, Costs, Public Education