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Reber, Sarah; Kalogrides, Demetra – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2018
This paper provides a brief overview of key trends in enrollment, demographics, and segregation in California's schools in recent decades. Total public school enrollment has been relatively stable, and charter schools account for an increasing share of public enrollment. The Hispanic share of public enrollment has increased dramatically, and the…
Descriptors: Enrollment Trends, Public Schools, Private Schools, Charter Schools
Martinez-Wenzl, Mary; Marquez, Rigoberto – Civil Rights Project / Proyecto Derechos Civiles, 2012
California community colleges are, by design, the only entry point to four-year institutions for the majority of students in the state. Yet, many of these institutions perpetuate racial and class segregation, thus disrupting the California Master Plan for Higher Education's promise of access, equity, and excellence in higher education. This report…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Access to Education, Equal Education, School Segregation
Turner, Caroline – 1984
While the task of defining and counting the Hispanic population is very complex and existing data is inconsistent, several trends emerge with implications for public education policy. Between 1970 and 1980, California's Hispanic population increased by 50% to 4.5 million, 19.2% of the state population, and is expected to increase to between 24.4%…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Teachers, Employment Patterns, Hispanic Americans
Orfield, Gary; Lee, Chungmei – Civil Rights Project at Harvard University, 2006
This report is about the changing patterns of segregation in American public schools through the 2003-2004 school year. It begins by examining the transformation of racial composition in the nation's schools, the dynamic patterns of segregation and desegregation of all racial groups in regions, states, and districts by using data from 1968 until…
Descriptors: School Segregation, Public Schools, School Demography, African American Students