Walters: New California school data project fulfills Newsom campaign promise
Briefly

Gavin Newsom faces criticism for past campaign promises he deemed aspirational after taking office, such as single-payer healthcare and housing goals. However, a recent achievement is the launch of the Cradle-to-Career (C2C) project, which provides a new data tracking system for California students' educational journeys and career paths. While Newsom champions this innovation as a way to connect education to workforce opportunities, some critics argue it inadequately represents all student pathways, suggesting the need for expansions in data coverage as the project develops further.
Gavin Newsom's campaign promises included creating single-payer healthcare and building 3.5 million housing units, later dismissed as aspirational, raising questions about their feasibility.
The Cradle-to-Career project launched a system to track public school students' performance, aiming to connect education with future career paths, providing new insights for Californians.
Critics, like Alex Barrios, argue the new dashboard focuses too narrowly on college graduates, potentially overlooking other pathways to success for students.
Officials assure that the dashboard's scope will expand, which could help solidify it as a significant achievement for Governor Newsom if they succeed.
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