Making data public - for the people.
The California Cradle-to-Career Data System is a statewide longitudinal data system that provides tools to help students reach their goals and delivers information on education and workforce outcomes.
Featured Data Stories
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Coming Soon: Pathways to College in California
The California Cradle-to-Career Data System (C2C) will soon launch the Student Pathways data story, C2C’s first planned dashboard. Through a series of data visualizations and guiding questions, the Student Pathways data …
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About Data Stories
Coming Soon The California Cradle-to-Career Data System’s long-awaited analytical dashboards are being designed to paint a holistic picture through data stories. Data stories will feature C2C’s linked data set to provide …
About C2C
Connecting Data and Insights to Advance Equitable Futures.
The California Cradle-to-Career Data System
The California Cradle-to-Career Data System connects individuals and organizations with trusted information and resources, providing insights into critical milestones in the pipeline from early care to K–12 to higher education, skills training, and employment. The data system empowers individuals to reach their full potential and fosters evidence-based decision-making to help California build a more equitable future.
Our Values
The beliefs that define how the Office of Cradle-to-Career Data interacts with each other and stakeholders.
Advancing Equity
Equity is our north star: At critical milestones, opportunities, and planning steps, we ask, “how can we design and focus our work to advance equity in small and big ways?”
Transparency
Transparency enables us to build trust with the public and with each other.
Accountability
When we experience success, we collectively acknowledge the result of our work. When we experience setbacks, we collectively solve problems.
Collaboration
Multiple perspectives from each other and the public transform good individual ideas into innovative and creative accomplishments.
Curiosity
When our work gets tough, we get curious.
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Latest News & Blog
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In The News
Job hunting is awful. California believes its ‘Career Passport’ can change that
Angelique Palomar | March 7, 2025
By: Emma Gallegos
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BlogStudent Voices: Inspiring Change and Informing C2C’s Tools
C2C Staff | February 18, 2025
By: Elizabeth Pierotti The California Cradle-to-Career Data System (C2C) conducts an annual survey to capture student voices and guide the development of our tools and resources. This survey, called the …
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C2C UpdatesStudent Experience Report | 2024 Academic Year
C2C Staff | February 18, 2025
The California Cradle-to-Career Data System (C2C) conducted its largest-scale study to date to hear directly from students. C2C partnered with the California Education Lab at the University of California, Davis …
Latest Publications
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February 28, 2025
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Legislative Reports
California Cradle-to-Career Data System: Report to the Legislature FY 2023-24
September 1, 2024 -
August 22, 2024
Get Involved
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Apr 10
Workforce Data Expansion Task Force Meeting 4
1:00pm – 2:30pm PT
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Apr 16
Selection for Advisory Boards Committee Meeting
12:00pm – 2:00pm PT
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