Working paper series – California Builds Better Schools by PACE and the Center for Cities and Schools,
at the University of California, Berkeley.

California is midway through one of the grandest public infrastructure projects ever attempted.
Over the coming decade school officials will complete an $82 billion effort, building new
schools and renovating old facilities, supported by taxpayers and private investors. But are state
officials and local planners building schools mindfully to advance educational quality and lift
local communities?