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Karen Gardiner; Stephanie Petrov – Urban Institute, 2025
For more than a decade, the US Department of Labor (DOL) has prioritized apprenticeship expansion by promoting apprenticeship in nontraditional occupations (i.e., outside the construction sector) and by encouraging apprenticeship as a training option to increase the number of apprentices. Two ways to expand apprenticeships are to approve new…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, State Programs, Skilled Occupations, Federal Regulation
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Brandi Shawn-Chaparro; Kim Tulipana; Elizabeth Wood – Journal of Museum Education, 2024
Docent programs are in flux. Many institutions have rethought their programs to encourage more diverse voices: some have eliminated the docent role, while others have changed their structure and offered additional training. When The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens decided to invest in its docent program as part of an…
Descriptors: Museums, Diversity, Nontraditional Education, Professional Development
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Jordan P. Fullam; Andrew J. Hughes; Tamara Mae Roose – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2025
Faculty-in-residence initiatives can face many challenges, but when successfully implemented, they can have a positive impact on the experiences of both students and faculty. This study explores how faculty serving as faculty-in-residence (FIR) at a public university in Southern California described their integration into residential communities,…
Descriptors: Dormitories, College Faculty, Teacher Student Relationship, Residential Programs
Danielle Renee Sherman – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Believe-Empathy-Wellness-Empower-Listen-Learn (BE WELL) program offers a promising replacement for traditional punitive suspensions in California schools. Amidst the over 6 million suspensions reported in 2022, this on-campus program fosters self-reflection, academic growth, and life skills within a compassionate and accepting learning…
Descriptors: Suspension, Discipline Policy, Resilience (Psychology), Empathy
Laura Hill; Maya Lawton; Chansonette Buck – Public Policy Institute of California, 2025
In 2021, California launched the Universal Prekindergarten (UPK) program (AB 130), requiring public schools with kindergarten to provide free, high-quality, inclusive pre-kindergarten to all four-year-olds regardless of birth date. Starting in 2022, it increased the original age-eligibility for Transitional Kindergarten (TK)--students turning five…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Access to Education, Public Schools, Enrollment Trends
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Marina L. Ellefson; Mona M. Monfared – Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 2025
Here, we present a model for a decentralized, discipline-specific pedagogical professional development program for STEM PhD students interested in teaching and learning careers in higher education. The FUSE (Future Undergraduate Science Educators) program at UC Davis follows the structure of the University of California's Graduate Academic…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Professional Development, STEM Education, Teacher Education
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Kara Newport; Erika Frank – Journal of Museum Education, 2024
As with many Volunteer Programs, volunteerism at Filoli began in support of a fledgling organization in 1975. Initially a separate nonprofit, Friends of Filoli was created with the purpose of fundraising and other support, but was dissolved in 1989 as it was not self-sufficient. The leadership structure, however, remained and later merged with the…
Descriptors: Volunteers, Museums, Program Descriptions, Service Learning
Cyrette Saunier; Susan Scrivener; Austin Slaughter; Noor Amanullah; Sukanya Barman; Cynthia Miller; Colleen Sommo; Erick Alonzo, Contributor; Osvaldo Avila, Contributor; Katie Beal, Contributor; Parker Cellura, Contributor; Ben Cohen, Contributor; Stanley Dai, Contributor; Hannah Dalporto, Contributor; Claudia Escobar, Contributor; Colin Hill, Contributor; Marco Lepe, Contributor; Tiffany Morton, Contributor; Rebekah O’Donoghue, Contributor; Vivianna Plancarte, Contributor; Alyssa Ratledge, Contributor; Elena Serna-Wallender, Contributor; Andrea Vasquez, Contributor; Rae Walker, Contributor; Michelle Ware, Contributor; Kayla Warner, Contributor; Melissa Wavelet, Contributor; Michael Weiss, Contributor; Diane Wren, Contributor – MDRC, 2025
Community colleges and broad-access universities (those with minimally selective admis­sions policies) provide an opportunity for students across the United States to attain post­secondary degrees and achieve economic mobility. However, graduation rates from such colleges are often low and there are many obstacles that can be difficult to…
Descriptors: Intervention, Academic Persistence, Program Development, Costs
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Teresa M. Huerta; Jessica Miguel – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2024
In 2019 more than half of the nation's population under age 16 identified as a racial or ethnic minority. As of 2014, Latinx in California surpassed whites as the state's largest ethnic group and today, more than 200 different languages are spoken. This makes California home to one of the most diverse student populations in the world. However,…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Cultural Pluralism, Masters Programs, Rural Areas
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Matthew L. Love; Marcella Cardoza McCollum; Wendy Quach – Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 2025
This study explores the efficacy and challenges of interprofessional learning opportunities for preservice special education teachers and speech-language pathologists through a novel Interprofessional Summit. Employing a mixed-methods approach, the research examined how interdisciplinary collaboration impacts the preparation of these professionals…
Descriptors: Interprofessional Relationship, Cooperation, Preservice Teachers, Special Education Teachers
Julianna Sikes – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The leadership experiences of district intern program leaders in California play an important role in addressing the teacher shortage and diversifying the teaching workforce. However, limited information about their experiences exists in the empirical literature. Additionally, due to the recency of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is limited…
Descriptors: Internship Programs, Leaders, COVID-19, Pandemics
Laura Hill; Maya Lawton; Beyond Deng, Contributor – Public Policy Institute of California, 2025
California's 2020 Master Plan for Early Learning and Care gives the state's families choice among programs and providers--private or public, subsidized or unsubsidized (if eligible), offered in schools, child care centers, and family child care homes. This landscape changed significantly with the introduction and subsequent expansion of Universal…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Access to Education, Public Schools, Enrollment Trends
Benjamin J. Fobert – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This qualitative historical single-case study examines how a practitioner-directed approach to professional development for teachers resulted in successful technology integration in a newly unified school district in California's Central Valley. The study details the process of creating and implementing a professional development plan for newly…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Faculty Development, Teacher Empowerment, Program Development
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Nicole Contreras-García – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
This study examines formerly incarcerated student programming from practitioner perspectives at California community colleges. The following research questions guide the study: 1) How has the pandemic and concurrent sociopolitical contexts influence the way staff, faculty, and administrators approach their work? 2) How do practitioners describe…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community College Students, Criminals, Correctional Rehabilitation
Conor Williams; Ilana Umansky; Lorna Porter; Manuel Vazquez Cano; Jonathan Zabala – Civil Rights Project - Proyecto Derechos Civiles, 2024
California's cultural and linguistic diversity are remarkable assets for the state. In particular, bilingualism is linked not only to economic growth, but also to improved health, social empathy, educational attainment, community cohesion, and civic engagement. Harnessing this potential depends upon the educational success of California's more…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Access to Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Student Diversity
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