Gerald C. Hayward

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Gerald C. Hayward
Former Co-Director,
Policy Analysis for California Education

Gerald "Jerry" C. Hayward served as the chief education and finance consultant to the California State Senate; statewide chancellor of the California Community College system; deputy director of the National Center for Research in Vocational Education; and co-director of Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE). He served prominently on numerous national and state commissions dealing with education governance and policy matters. Hayward specialized in education finance for both K–12 and higher education, school-to-career activities, child care issues, school district organization, and education governance. He was also an expert on computer applications for financial analysis and simulation. Jerry earned an AA from College of the Sequoias, a BA in political science with a minor in English from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MA in education administration from San Francisco State University.

updated 2021

Publications by Gerald C. Hayward
Are the Reform Pieces Fitting Together?
"Crucial Issues in California Education 2000" is a PACE publication that offers an analytical overview of California education through in-depth research projects contributed by experts statewide. It provides the latest data analysis and overall…
Are the Reform Pieces Fitting Together?: Executive Summary
California’s education system has undergone many reforms, with new mandates from policymakers threatening to overwhelm educators. The new accountability system tracks schools’ effectiveness and allocates carrots or sticks. Schools still struggle…
Implications for Equity, Practice, and Implementation
In 1996, CA launched a $1 billion class size reduction (CSR) initiative to improve early literacy. The initiative provides $800 per student to schools reducing class size to 20 or fewer in first, second, and/or third grade, and kindergarten. CSR was…
Uneven Faith in Teachers, School Boards, and the State as Designers of Change
Public education quality has long been debated, worrying parents, activists, and politicians. Recent polls show it is a top concern in California and the US. Politicians and activists propose school reform, and a new election season has begun. PACE…