What the CA Cradle-to-Career Data System Could Have Done for Me

Originally published December 2021, this article was updated in December 2024, three years later.

In October 2021, I learned that the California Cradle-to-Career Data System would not only become a real thing, it was going to hire it's first leadership team. I threw my hat in the ring, and decided to develop a student journey as part of my cover letter.

The following is a Student Journey demonstrating the future success that I envision for California’s Cradle-to-Career Data System (C2C). It captures my actual story, and proposes what might have been different IF this longitudinal data system has been in place growing up.

As the C2C launches its tools in 2025, I look forward to comparing what is true of the Data System to this original vision. Follow and learn more about the C2C at https://c2c.ca.gov/.

Download Mer's Student Journey (3-pgs)