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Bustillos, Leticia Tomas; Siqueiros, Michele – Campaign for College Opportunity, 2018
California's public colleges and universities are among the best, from the talent evident in the students to the groundbreaking research conducted by world-renowned faculty. They are also some of the most diverse in the nation. Left out from serving in vital positions of leadership, however, is a proportional representation of Asian Americans,…
Descriptors: Values, State Colleges, State Universities, College Administration
Shorette, Rob; Byrd, Daniel – Campaign for College Opportunity, 2016
Our new report, "Keeping the Promise: Going the Distance on Transfer Reform," has found significant improvements in the creation of a seamless transfer pathway between California Community Colleges and the California State Universities (CSU) since the passage of historic transfer reform legislation, SB1440, six years ago. This report…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Transfer Policy, Transfer Programs, Transfer Rates (College)
Byrd, Daniel; Shorette, Rob – Campaign for College Opportunity, 2016
California is at a crossroads in terms of STEM and health workforce development. On the one hand, California has more available entry-level STEM jobs than any other state in the country and a steadily growing health workforce, giving large segments of its population access to stable careers. On the other hand, California's public colleges and…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Public Colleges, College Role, Labor Force Development
Lindsey, Tonya D.; Buttice, Matthew K. – California Research Bureau, 2013
Primary, secondary, and higher education organizations are tasked with, among other things, preparing people for careers. Until the later decades of the 20th century women were often openly discouraged from the study of certain subjects (e.g., science, mathematics) and from obtaining higher degrees. Policies enacted during this time period sought…
Descriptors: Womens Education, Womens Studies, State Surveys, Educational Attainment
Valliani, Nadia – Campaign for College Opportunity, 2015
In 1996, California voters approved Proposition 209--a ban on the consideration of race in the college admissions process at public universities. This policy brief examines the effects of Proposition 209 at the University of California system by analyzing twenty years' of application, admission, and enrollment data. The brief concludes that in…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Educational Policy, State Universities, College Admission
Arcidiacono, Peter; Aucejo, Esteban; Hotz, V. Joseph – Centre for Economic Performance, 2013
The low number of college graduates with science degrees--particularly among underrepresented minorities--is of growing concern. We examine differences across universities in graduating students in different fields. Using student-level data on the University of California system during a period in which racial preferences were in place, we show…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Institutional Characteristics, Universities, Minority Group Students
Arcidiacono, Peter; Aucejo, Esteban; Coate, Patrick; Hotz, V. Joseph – Centre for Economic Performance, 2013
Proposition 209 banned the use of racial preferences in admissions at public colleges in California. We analyze unique data for all applicants and enrollees within the University of California (UC) system before and after Prop 209. After Prop 209, graduation rates increased by 4.4%. We present evidence that certain institutions are better at…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Admission Criteria, Public Colleges, Data Analysis
National Criminal Justice Information and Statistics Service (Dept. of Justice/LEAA), Washington, DC. – 1974
This advance report highlights the findings of surveys taken in Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York, and Philadelphia as part of the National Crime Panel, a new instrument for measuring levels of crime both nationwide and in selected large cities. Conducted for the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, the…
Descriptors: Business, Crime, Geographic Distribution, Incidence
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1988
The California State Department of Education collects racial and ethnic data on public school staff and students in California in October of each year through the California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS). This report presents a summary of the data for the State and for each county. The following characteristics are noted: (1) of the 4.5…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Minority Groups, Public Schools, Racial Distribution
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Heller, Donald E. – Educational Policy, 2005
This study examines the racial and ethnic distribution of the costs and benefits of higher education in California. This exploratory work documents the racial and ethnic distribution of these benefits, in the form of enrollments in different sectors and different types of institutions, as well as on the costs, in the form of the share borne by…
Descriptors: Family Income, Student Financial Aid, Racial Distribution, Higher Education
Garcia, Jose Joel – 1986
California's population changes will present challenging public policy dilemmas concerning employment, income, political participation, education, and health services. This paper shares research results to be published in a book entitled "The Burden of Support: The Young Latino in an Aging Society," by David Hayes-Bautista, Jorge Chapa,…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Demography, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)
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Richards, Craig E. – Economics of Education Review, 1986
Little has been done to understand how student demographics shape school employment practices. Using statistical data on Black, Hispanic, and Anglo teachers employed in California public schools, this study concludes that minority student growth rates, interacting with school segregation, are significant predictors of minority teacher employment…
Descriptors: Blacks, Educational Economics, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Patterns
Garcia, Joseph O.; Espinosa, Ruben W. – 1976
The primary objective of this study was to identify concentrations and locations of American Indian, Asian American, Black, and Spanish Surname students attending the public schools of California. A comparative analysis of the four ethnic minority groups being studied is also presented. The study first identifies four major ethnic minority groups…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Comparative Analysis
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1983
Trend data on college-going rates in California are considered in this 1984 update. Enrollment rates since 1974 and changes in rates experienced by major segments of higher education and by counties are examined. The information also provides a basis for analyzing the college-going rates of men and women and of several ethnic minority groups,…
Descriptors: College Attendance, Community Colleges, Enrollment Trends, Ethnic Groups
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California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1981
This collection of tables includes data for the 1979-80 California school concerning: (1) enrollment by sex, by racial ethnic group, and by county; (2) enrollment by grade level and by racial ethnic group; (3) high school graduates by racial/ethnic group and by county; (4) district level staff by racial/ethnic group and by county (1979); and (5)…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks
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