California Alternative Education Research Project

Alternative education is a “developing field” without much documentation, evaluation, research or even agreement on what it is. JGC has conducted case study research on continuation high schools in California in collaboration with the National Center for Urban School Transformation at San Diego State University and WestEd. The study provided a descriptive analysis of alternative education in California, most particularly, the operation and outcomes of continuation high schools in diverse regions of the state.

Issue Briefs
Alternative Education Options: A Descriptive Study of California Continuation High Schools
Apr. 2008. Jorge Ruiz de Velasco, Greg Austin, Don Dixon, Joseph Johnson, Milbrey McLaughlin and Lynne Perez

California Continuation High Schools: A Descriptive Study
Apr. 2008. Lynne G. Perez and Joseph F. Johnson

Technical Reports
Legislative History of Alternative Education: The Policy Context of Continuation High Schools

Alternative Education Options in California: A View from Counties and Districts

Alternative Education in Continuation High Schools: Meeting the Needs of Over-Aged Under-Credited Youth

PowerPoint Presentations
Nobody's Kids: A Look at Continuation High Schools in California (April 2008) at National Education Writers Association Conference (Chicago, IL)

Alternative Education: Last Best Chance or Dumping Ground? (March 2008) at American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (New York, NY)