New PACE resources cover the benefits of dual enrollment and students’ college preparedness. More than 38% of 2023 grads planned to enroll in community college & nearly 44% planned to attend one of the state’s four-year public universities. blog.csba.org/college-prep-p…

Tomorrow! PACE is excited to cosponsor this session at Just Equations’ annual conference, #TMO24 ! Join Mina DADGAR, Linda Darling-Hammond, Federico Ardila, & Amylene Cabrera on the importance of great #math instruction for the next generation of students. Registration: bit.ly/JEQ-TMO2024

Fourteen Education Leaders and Scholars Elected to the National Academy of Education.  Congratulation to Carl Cohn and the other education leaders elected to the National Academy of Education! naeducation.org/fourteen-educa… via @naeduc

PACE cofounder Michael Kirst on improving California school funding: 'Jerry Brown told the Democratic Legislature they’d have the fight of their lives if they resisted this. We were elated when it passed, although it didn’t feel like a risk. There wasn’t really a downside.'

The acclaimed, award-winning Leland High School Debate Team from San José Unified presented an engaging and enlightening discussion on 'Balancing State & Local Control in Education' during the recent PACE 2024 Annual Conference. A must watch! youtu.be/hIxeNeT7seE?si… #LCFF

Our Co-Executive Director Andrew Fuligni and Policy and Practice Director Elise Brumbach explain how insights from developmental science could help schools promote attendance and engagement for middle and high school students: edpolicyinca.org/newsroom/lever…

PACE's Alix Gallagher: 'There’s a new grade out there and no clear guidance yet from the state as to what should be covered in it. On the other hand—making a new grade and requiring universal access is not something that's always politically available.' washingtonpost.com/education/2024…

How can districts leverage state investments for high school transformation? At the PACE 2024 Annual Conference, Michal Kurlaender, Sherrie Reed, & Alexandria Hurtt UC Davis School of Education talked research + best practices w/ Mark LeNoir Val Verde USD & Roneeta Guha. youtube.com/watch?v=J-I7u9…

Unpacking CA's chronic absenteeism crisis at the PACE 2024 Annual Conference, Hedy Chang Attendance Works, james bridgeforth, phd CA Community Schools Learning Exchange, and Jessica Gunderson Partnership for Children & Youth explored causes and strategies to ensure students are in school—and engaged in learning. youtu.be/apY1jTxCp6s?si…

What does California need to do to educate students in the post-COVID world? Dr. Tyrone Howard, UCLA Ed & IS Professor / AERA President, charted a path forward (and beyond) in an inspiring keynote address during the PACE 2024 Annual Conference. youtube.com/watch?v=j5t4fd…

What are the opportunities, benefits, & risks of generative AI for public education? Santa Ana USD's Jerry Almendarez, Stanford Graduate School of Education's Chris Piech, & Code.org's Pam Vachatimanont talked current research, policy, & practice at the 2024 PACE Annual Conference. youtube.com/watch?v=l_huH_…