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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.
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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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Jul 31
Data and Tools Ad Hoc Committee for Proposal Prioritization Meeting
12:00pm – 2:00pm PT
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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.
Latest News & Blog
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C2C Updates
The Voices for Equity and Access
C2C Staff | July 17, 2024
By: Nancy Bargmann, Director of the California Department of Developmental Services This blog originally appeared on the California Health and Human Services Medium One voice can make a world of …
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C2C Updates
Leveraging Connected Data to Address Social Drivers of Health: A Collaborative Effort by CalHHS and the California Cradle-to-Career Data System
C2C Staff | June 25, 2024
By: Mary Ann Bates and Marko Mijic The integration of data across government programs is pivotal in addressing the social drivers of health, ensuring that interventions are timely, effective, and …
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In The News
California prepares to launch first phase of new education data system
C2C Staff | June 21, 2024
California has long lagged behind most other states when it comes to education data systems, choosing to focus on compliance rather than program improvement, but that could change later this year when the first phase of the Cradle-to-Career Data System is expected to go live.
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