report

  • Report: Trucks and SUVs lead to more pedestrian deaths

    Big trucks and SUVs are contributing to a sharp rise in pedestrian deaths, which have increased 75% since 2009 in California and nationwide, according to a new investigation from The New York Times. The Times found that about 3,000 pedestrians killed between 2016 and 2024 would be alive today if cars...
  • Report: CA should increase training for assistant preschool teachers

    A new report recommended all states, including California, start requiring more education and training for assistant teachers in state-funded preschool programs. Experts from the National Institute for Early Education Research at Rutgers University just published a report recommending assistant preschool teachers have a Child Development Associate credential or an equivalent, plus...
  • Informe: El 20 % de los estudiantes de primaria y secundaria se preocupan por la seguridad en la escuela.

    Una nueva encuesta realizada a estudiantes de California y de todo el país revela una ansiedad generalizada en torno a la seguridad general y la preparación ante desastres. La organización sin fines de lucro YouthTruth, con sede en San Francisco, encuestó a casi 200 000 estudiantes y 20 000...
  • Report: 20% of K-12 students worry about safety in school

    A new survey of students in California and across the country finds widespread anxiety around general safety and disaster preparedness. The San Francisco-based nonprofit YouthTruth surveyed almost 200,000 students and 20,000 educators last school year. It found one in five middle and high school students and one in four elementary school...
  • Informe de CA aboga por ampliar las vías de formación profesional para los jóvenes

    Un nuevo informe estatal reveló que California podría ampliar considerablemente los programas de aprendizaje para jóvenes con el fin de fortalecer la fuerza laboral y cerrar las brechas de habilidades persistentes. Los educadores laborales del sur de California afirmaron que los resultados reflejan lo que observan a diario: los...
  • CA report calls for expanding youth apprenticeship pathways

    A new statewide report showed California could dramatically scale up youth apprenticeship programs to strengthen the workforce and close persistent skills gaps. Labor educators in Southern California said the findings reflect what they see daily: Young people need earlier access to hands-on training and clearer pathways to good jobs....
  • Informe: Tasa de pobreza infantil en CA aumenta hasta el 18 %

    La pobreza infantil en California alcanzó el 18 % durante el trienio comprendido entre 2022 y 2024. Eso supone cinco puntos por encima de la media nacional, según un nuevo análisis de la Fundación Annie E. Casey. Los investigadores descubrieron que la tasa nacional de pobreza infantil casi se...
  • Report: CA child poverty rate rises to 18%

    Child poverty in California hit 18% for the three-year period from 2022 to 2024. That’s five points higher than the national average, according to a new analysis by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Researchers found the national child poverty rate almost tripled from 5% to 13% between 2021 and 2024, largely...
  • Report: 16% of CA community college students finish 4-year degree

    Students who go to a California community college right out of high school graduate with a four-year degree just 16% of the time within eight years of starting classes, according to a new analysis from the Public Policy Institute of California. The data show that students who start out...
January