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October 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
CRP commissioned a "white paper" from California Competes that reimagines the CA 1960 Master Plan for HE.

Now a Podcast and Op-Ed moves the conversation.

LISTEN: californiacompetes.org/podcast

OP-ed: edsource.org/2025/student-centered-higher-education/738659

& PROPOSAL: tinyurl.com/2fszdj37
From Institutions to Individuals: A Paradigm Shift for California’s Master Plan for Higher Education
This essay outlines a new Master Plan for a unified, student-centered higher education system. It emphasizes the principles of ensuring equitable access and support for all students…
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September 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
New NCYL report, led by CRP Sr. Research Fellow Daniel Losen, highlights disparities in school discipline — but the story doesn’t end there.
📊 Explore “In Harm’s Way” with 7 years of data for all racial/ethnic groups in every CA district.
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September 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
CA prides itself on its diversity, yet it operates the nation’s most segregated schools, says our new report, "Extreme Segregation and Policy Inaction in California Schools." Over the last 30 years, segregation by race has quadrupled in CA! Read the latest here: tinyurl.com/3a22amzm
September 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Cal Matters explores the effects on public school access as the Trump administration pursues its anti-immigrant agenda.

Educators interviewed worry that undoc students’ right to attend public schools – guaranteed by the Supreme Court’s 1982 ruling in Plyler v. Doe – will be eliminated.

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August 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
A new article by EdSource highlights the discourse surrounding a new paper commissioned by the CRP & by Su Jin Jez of Cal Competes. The report introduces new ideas into policy discussions about the CA Master Plan, which had been stagnant until now.

Learn more here⤵️
tinyurl.com/mu8tj2jk
June 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
CRP's Gary Orfield was interviewed by Word in Black for an article on the recent ending of a long-standing, court supervised, federal school desegregation order in Louisiana.

Read more about what the federal govt’s actions could mean for students’ rights in the U.S. :
tinyurl.com/ypyps2mu
May 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
New study by CRP at UCLA:

A new paper by Raúl Hinojosa-Ojeda and Marcelo Pleitez makes clear that immigration is essential to sustaining U.S. population growth and economic vitality.

Read using the link!
tinyurl.com/t7xae7ct
May 20, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Join @CalCompetes & @CRPatUCLA
TODAY⚡️ at 1:00 pm PT ⏰ to explore a bold vision for the future.

CA’s Master Plan for Higher Ed was groundbreaking in 1960, but it’s time to rethink what higher ed can be for today’s students & economy.

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Designing a Master Plan for Tomorrow: 65 Years of Lessons, a Future of Shared Prosperity. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joi...
California’s 1960 Master Plan for Higher Education was groundbreaking for its time, serving as a blueprint for higher education systems across the country and guiding decades of opportunities througho...
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May 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
65 years after CA’s Master Plan revolutionized higher education, it's time for a reset. Join @CalCompetes and @CRPatUCLA on May 19 to explore what a modern plan should look like for today's students.
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
May 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
CRP's Daniel Losen was interviewed by EdSource for their recent article covering the administration’s executive order, which attacks the use of disparate impact to measure the harms of school discipline policies on student groups.

Read the article here:
tinyurl.com/bddmvu3s
May 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
This CRP-commissioned paper focuses on the positive effects of integrated classes & multicultural curriculum/teaching on our democracy. As the U.S. becomes more multiracial, researchers stress the importance of mirroring diversity in our public schools.

Read more down below⤵️
tinyurl.com/3rtuxx7n
May 3, 2025 at 12:50 AM
CRP Co-Director Patricia Gándara was interviewed for an article by the UCLA Daily Bruin, reporting that 7 states, including CA, are suing the Trump administration for cutting grants aimed at solving a nationwide teacher shortage.

Read more using the link below!
tinyurl.com/yzz35uaf
April 30, 2025 at 12:13 AM
A recent article cites CRP research on public school segregation levels. 7 decades after the NAACP Legal Defense Fund helped desegregate public schools in the U.S., the LDF is suing the U.S. Dept. of Ed over its recent attack on DEI initiatives in K-12 schools.

Read more using the link in our bio!
April 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
CRP Co-director Gary Orfield is quoted in a recent article by the Baltimore Banner regarding the administration’s demands that K-12 districts certify they have nixed all diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, or risk losing federal funding.

Read more below! ⤵️
tinyurl.com/y3byfxuv
April 19, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Amidst a nationwide teacher shortage, a recent CRP paper highlights the issues most affecting the retention of teachers of color in California and recommends policies to enact positive change.

Read more about this timely issue using the link below!
tinyurl.com/5843vb24
April 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
A CRP-commissioned study provides critical info for lawmakers, college administrators, and other educational leaders as they further expand the CCB BA degree programs.

Read more using the link below!
tinyurl.com/46ncrpb3
April 12, 2025 at 3:14 AM
A CRP study by David Mickey-Pabello compares the socioeconomic mobility of children born in CA relative to their parents.

The aim of this study is to gain insight into which groups could be best served by civil rights policy interventions.

Read more below! ⤵️
escholarship.org/uc/item/1713...
April 3, 2025 at 1:29 AM
In an Amsterdam News article that ties the 1964 boycotts against NY public school segregation to present conditions in the city, CRP’s 2021 research is cited.

The research reveals trends in school segregation at various district levels.

Read more here⤵️
tinyurl.com/bde2u5vf
March 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Nicholas Kent has been nominated as the Undersecretary for the Dept. of Ed.

CRP's Patricia Gándara believes that the nominee’s for-profit background may have dire implications for the educational future of marginalized students in our country.

Use the link below to learn more⤵️
tinyurl.com/bexfwvvj
March 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The New Jersey Monitor is following a continuing lawsuit against New Jersey in 2018, alleging widespread segregation in the state’s public school system. CRP research cited in the article backs up claims that New Jersey public schools are heavily segregated.

Learn more using the link in our bio!🔗
March 12, 2025 at 3:47 AM
A collaborative research brief from UCLA's Latino Policy and Politics Institute, Center for the Transformation of Schools, and the CRP highlights the negative effects of immigration policies on Latino/a students’ academic performance.

Read more using this link! ⤵️
escholarship.org/uc/item/2rq7...
March 3, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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February 19, 2025 at 3:18 AM