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Challenging Times for California
April 3 2020
The COVID-19 crisis is touching every aspect of life today, and PPIC is providing wide-ranging analyses of its implications across key policy areas, from education to health care, from criminal justice to water policy.
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How COVID-19 Closures May Disrupt Student Learning
April 2 2020
It appears increasingly likely that California’s K-12 schools will remain closed for the rest of the academic year. What could this mean for student learning? And what might be done to reduce the negative effects?
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Counting Californians and Holding Elections in a Pandemic
April 1 2020
For Census Day, we talked to California Secretary of State Alex Padilla about challenges the COVID-19 pandemic brings to counting Californians for Census 2020 as well as to holding elections in November.
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Essential Workers and COVID-19
March 31 2020
Many essential workers in health care, transportation, and other sectors are not well equipped to weather the economic challenges of the COVID-19 crisis.
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COVID-19 Shutdown Forces Colleges to Ramp up Online Learning
March 30 2020
As higher education in California moves online, the state’s prior experience with distance learning points to effective practices, as well as certain challenges, in helping students succeed.
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