California’s mayors are passionately concerned about the education and well-being of youth in their communities.  While not directly responsible for education systems, mayors can significantly influence the formal and informal learning systems that impact children and youth, their families and the larger community.

The California Mayors' Education Roundtable, a WestEd initiative,
brings together mayors and their key staff members to discuss education and youth issues and develop common ground to work collectively on
statewide education and related issues. Convened by WestEd and funded by The James Irvine Foundation, Roundtable members exchange education ideas, practices, policies, programs and strategies.

NEWS

State Schools Chief Jack O'Connell releases first annual report on dropouts and graduates using individual student-Level data. Use of statewide student identifiers allows for more accurate reporting. Click here to see the news release.

Nashville Mayor Karl Dean released a report in June 2008 from a dropout task Force in that city, called Project for Student Success. In response to the report's recommendations, Mayor Dean has announced that his office is leading the charge to develop a coordinated system of afterschool programs for middle school students in Metro Nashville Public Schools. Click here to link to the report.