Once a national model for education in kindergarten through university, California has fallen behind on many measures, including student achievement and spending per pupil. Its education system faces daunting fiscal and demographic challenges, as well as clear inequities in distribution of educational resources. To understand the causes of these problems and weigh possible solutions, PPIC researchers are studying the various influences on student achievement, how the state's changing demography affects education, how education affects future earnings, the effects of education reforms, and education finance issues.
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The Earned Income Tax Credit in California
Caroline Danielson
February 2010 Just the Facts |
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Child Poverty in California
May 2009 Just the Facts |
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California's Welfare Caseload
Caroline Danielson
May 2009 Just the Facts |
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Sanctions and Time Limits in California's Welfare Program
Caroline Danielson and Deborah Reed
April 2009 Report |
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Poverty in California
March 2009 Just the Facts |
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Latinos' Views on Population Issues
March 2009 Just the Facts |
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PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Population Issues
Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Jennifer Paluch, and Sonja Petek
February 2009 Statewide Survey |
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Full-Day Kindergarten in California
Jill Cannon
February 2009 Just the Facts |
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The Food Stamp Program in California
Caroline Danielson
January 2009 Just the Facts |
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The CalWORKs Caseload in 1999 and 2005
Caroline Danielson
September 2008 Working Paper |
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Emergency Department Care in California: Who Uses It and Why?
Shannon McConville and Helen Lee
August 2008 California Counts |
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Patterns of Work Participation in CalWORKs
Caroline Danielson
December 2006 Occasional Paper |
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Obesity Among California Adults: Racial and Ethnic Differences
Helen Lee
September 2006 Report |
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Poverty in California: Moving Beyond the Federal Measure
Deborah Reed
May 2006 California Counts |
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Federal Formula Grants: Federal Child Care Programs
Tim Ransdell and Shervin Boloorian
June 2005 Report |
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Understanding Equitable Infrastructure Investment for California
Manuel Pastor, Jr. and Deborah Reed
June 2005 Occasional Paper |
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Educational Resources and Outcomes in California, by Race and Ethnicity
Deborah Reed
February 2005 California Counts |
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Women, Work, and Family in California
Deborah Reed
November 2004 California Counts |
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Transportation Spending by Low-Income California Households: Lessons for the San Francisco Bay Area
Lorien Rice
July 2004 Report |
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The Socioeconomic Well-Being of California's Immigrant Youth
Laura E. Hill
July 2004 Report |
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Evaluating State EITC Options for California
Thomas MaCurdy
March 2004 Report |
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Recent Trends in Income and Poverty
Deborah Reed
February 2004 California Counts |
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Arranging and Paying for Child Care
Margaret O'Brien-Strain, Laura Moyé, and Freya Lund Sonenstein
December 2003 Report |
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Child Care Price Dynamics in California
Grecia Marrufo, Margaret O'Brien-Strain, and Helen Oliver
December 2003 Report |
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Federal Formula Grants: Head Start
Tim Ransdell and Shervin Boloorian
October 2003 Report |
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What Happens to Families When They Leave Welfare?
Thomas MaCurdy, Grecia Marrufo, Margaret O'Brien-Strain
September 2003 Report |
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The Well-Being of California's Children
Frank F. Furstenberg, Maureen R. Waller, and Hongyu Wang
July 2003 Report |
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California's Children
July 2003 Just the Facts |
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Racial and Ethnic Wage Gaps in the California Labor Market
Deborah Reed and Jennifer Cheng
May 2003 Report |
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Maternity Before Maturity: Teen Birth Rates in California
Hans P. Johnson
February 2003 California Counts |
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Federal Formula Grants: TANF and Welfare Programs
Tim Ransdell and Shervin Boloorian
December 2002 Report |
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Poverty in California
Deborah Reed
December 2002 Occasional Paper |
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California's Young Children: Demographic, Social, and Economic Conditions
Deborah Reed and Amanda Bailey
November 2002 California Counts |
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Fragile Families One Year Later: Oakland, California
Sara McLanahan, Irwin Garfinkel, Marcia Carlson, Maureen Waller
October 2002 Occasional Paper |
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California's Young Children
September 2002 Just the Facts |
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Student and School Indicators for Youth in California's Central Valley
Anne Danenberg, Christopher Jepsen, and Pedro Cerdán
September 2002 Report |
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Welfare and Poverty Trends in California
April 2002 Occasional Paper |
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Understanding the Future of Californians' Fertility: The Role of Immigrants
Laura E. Hill and Hans P. Johnson
April 2002 Report |
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How Living Wage Laws Affect Low-Wage Workers and Low-Income Families
David Neumark
March 2002 Report |
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Does California's Welfare Policy Explain the Slower Decline of Its Caseload?
Thomas E. MaCurdy, David C. Mancuso, and Margaret O'Brien-Strain
January 2002 Report |
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At Home and in School: Racial and Ethnic Gaps in Educational Preparedness
Jennifer Y. Cheng
November 2001 California Counts |
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Poverty in California: Levels, Trends, and Demographic Dimensions
Deborah Reed and Richard Van Swearingen
November 2001 California Counts |
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Demographic, Social, and Economic Trends for Young Children in California
Deborah Reed and Sonya M. Tafoya
October 2001 Occasional Paper |
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Homelessness in California
John M. Quigley, Steven Raphael, and Eugene Smolensky
October 2001 Report |
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New Trends in Newborns: Fertility Rates and Patterns in California
Hans P. Johnson, Laura Hill, and Mary Heim
August 2001 California Counts |
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Unmarried Parents, Fragile Families: New Evidence from Oakland
Maureen R. Waller
July 2001 Report |
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A Portrait of Race and Ethnicity in California
Belinda I. Reyes (editor), Jennifer Cheng, Elliot Currie, Daniel Frakes, Hans P. Johnson, Elizabeth Bronwen Macro, Deborah Reed, Belinda I. Reyes, José Signoret, and Joanne Spetz (contributors)
March 2001 Report |
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Employers and Welfare Recipients: The Effects of Welfare Reform in the Workplace
Harry J. Holzer and Michael A. Stoll
January 2001 Report |
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Expensive Children in Poor Families: The Intersection of Childhood Disabilities and Welfare
Marcia K. Meyers, Henry E. Brady, and Eva Y. Seto
October 2000 Report |
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The Rise and Fall of California's Welfare Caseload: Types and Regions, 1980-1999
Thomas MaCurdy, David Mancuso, and Margaret O'Brien-Strain
June 2000 Report |
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Increasing the Minimum Wage: California's Winners and Losers
Margaret O'Brien-Strain and Thomas MaCurdy
May 2000 Report |
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Trends in Family and Household Poverty
Hans P. Johnson and Sonya M. Tafoya
May 2000 California Counts |
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The Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study
Sara McLanahan, Irwin Garfinkel,and Maureen Waller
November 1999 Occasional Paper |
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Child Support and Low-Income Families: Perceptions, Practices, and Policy
Maureen Waller and Robert Plotnick
November 1999 Report |
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Congressional Testimony on Minimum Wage
Joanne Spetz
October 1999 Occasional Paper |
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The Basic Skills of Welfare Recipients: Implications for Welfare Reform
Hans P. Johnson and Sonya M. Tafoya
April 1999 Report |
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California's Rising Income Inequality: Causes and Concerns
Deborah Reed
February 1999 Report |
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Reform Reversed? The Restoration of Welfare Benefits to Immigrants in California
Thomas MaCurdy and Margaret O'Brien-Strain
December 1998 Report |
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Welfare Reform: A Primer in 12 Questions
Eugene Smolensky, Eirik Evenhouse, and Siobhán Reilly
May 1997 Report |
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Who Will Be Affected by Welfare Reform in California?
Thomas MaCurdy and Margaret O'Brien-Strain
February 1997 Report |
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The Distribution of Income in California
Deborah Reed, Melissa Glenn Haber, and Laura Mameesh
July 1996 Report |
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