1.

More than 1 million students attend schools that don’t offer sufficient courses for UC and CSU admission.

(Source)

2.

In community colleges, almost 53% of students do not earn degrees.

(Source)

3.

In community colleges, 90% of incoming students require remediation – learning again what they should have learned in middle or high school. Remediation costs the state billions of dollars each year.*

(Source, *Source)

4.

About 1 in 5 high school graduates do not meet the minimum academic standard to enlist in the US Army.

(Source)

5.

By 2025, 41% of jobs in CA will require at least a college degree, but only 35% of residents will have one.

(Source)

6.

Students in urban areas drop out of high school at rates near 50%.

(Source)

7.

Employers routinely look for employees from other countries to fill the California education gap.

(Source)