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Jacob Jackson is a research fellow at the PPIC Higher Education Center. His research includes work on college costs, college readiness, community college participation, access to higher education, and college completion. Before joining PPIC, he was a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, Davis, and a middle school and high school teacher in Sacramento, California, and Columbia, Missouri. He holds a PhD in education from the University of California, Davis, and a master’s degree in education from the University of Missouri.
California’s Future January 2020
California’s Future: Higher Education January 2020
Higher Education in California October 2019
State Financial Aid in California June 2019
Modernizing California’s Education Data System November 2018
California’s Tuition Policy for Higher Education: The Impact of Tuition Increases on Affordability, Access, and Quality September 2018
College Readiness in California October 2017
Higher Education in California: Student Costs November 2014
COVID-19 Alters College Admissions May 5 2020
Displaced by COVID-19: Moving Out of College Housing April 10 2020
Pointing Eligible Students to Available CSU Campuses February 6 2020
Making Progress on Connecting Student Data across California January 28 2020
Integrating California’s Education Data August 29 2019
A New Look at College Enrollment Rates July 25 2019
More Students Than Ever Ready for UC and CSU February 5 2019
One Step Closer to a Statewide Educational Data System January 17 2019
Standardized Testing and College Eligibility October 11 2018
College Rankings and Social Mobility October 5 2018
Out-of-State Students and Tuition at UC May 7 2018
The Rising Cost of College: Student Fees March 14 2018
High Housing Costs Hurt College Affordability December 20 2017
California’s Dream Act September 11 2017
California’s Partisan Divide on Higher Education August 25 2017
UC Admissions: What the Numbers Mean August 17 2017
CSU Ends Remedial Courses August 10 2017
Federal Data Could Help Students Choose a College June 12 2017
UC May Struggle to Meet Transfer Requirement June 1 2017
College Costs Could Rise for Some Students January 20 2017
CSU and UC Are a Better Value Than Universities Nationwide November 23 2016
Comparing College Readiness across States October 20 2016
Race, Ethnicity, and For-Profit College Enrollment October 13 2016
The Promise of a Four-Year Degree in California September 26 2016
Free University Tuition: How Many California Students Would Benefit? September 1 2016
Does Guaranteed Tuition Lower College Costs? June 22 2016
Race and College Admissions in Texas June 7 2016
Reducing Tuition Volatility at California’s Universities April 28 2016
Increasing On-time Graduation Rates at CSU February 26 2016
How the New FAFSA Can Help Californians October 22 2015
What the New College Scorecard Can—and Can’t—Tell You October 12 2015
College Readiness and the New State Exams September 22 2015
Increasing Transfer Students at UC June 15 2015
Are Enough Californians Attending UC? May 29 2015
Commentary: Obama’s Community College Plan No Panacea January 29 2015
How Does UC Compare in Enrolling Nonresident Students? November 19 2014