California's Basic Skills Students: Who Succeeds and Why

This CBP report examines student outcomes in California’s basic skills system and factors that increase student success.

Gateway to a Better Future: Creating a Basic Skills System for California

A CBP report offers recommendations for improving California’s basic skills programs.

Financing Basic Skills Education in California
A CBP report examines how California finances its basic skills education, as well as how recent funding cuts and program changes threaten the Adult Education system.

Basic Skills Education in California
A CBP report provides an overview of the basic skills programs that serve an estimated 1.5 million Californians a year.

Op-Ed: Cuts Threaten Classes That Teach Basic Skills
CBP Senior Fellow Barbara Baran and Senior Policy Analyst Vicky Lovell write, "Strengthening basic skills is essential not only for individuals' economic security but for the state's economic strength and competitiveness."

Overview of California’s Workforce Development Programs
This presentation provides an introduction to the state’s workforce development programs.