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Prof. Zach Pardos on the Future of Education in CA

The modern American Dream rests on the idea that education is the doorway to equal opportunity and social mobility. However, many have come to question this idea as researchers have found glaring inequities in academic achievement, college access and attainment, and life-long outcomes.

California awards $5 million to 21CSLA for advancing equity in leadership for Universal Prekindergarten

The California Department of Education awarded the 21st Century California School Leadership Academy $5 million to support new Universal Transitional Kindergarten leaders and advance equity. The 21CSLA State Center is based at the GSE and led by our Leaderhip Programs Executive Director Rebecca Cheung. 

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Full circle at UC Berkeley: Q&A with UPK Coordinator Aija Simmons

Meet Aijeron “Aija” Simmons,  the coordinator of our 21st Century California School Leadership Academy's (21CSLA's) Universal Prekindergarten program. She comes to the Graduate School of Education from Oakland Unified, where she was designing the district's Social Emotional Learning supports.

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