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Kevin Cook
Associate Center Director
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Kevin Cook is the associate center director of the PPIC Higher Education Center. His research interests include education finance and policy for both K–12 and higher education, and his current work focuses on performance-based funding, online learning, and public pensions. Before joining PPIC, he worked as a research assistant in the investments division of the California State Teachers’ Retirement System, where he conducted sustainability risk analysis. He holds an MPPA from Sacramento State University and a BA in history from Occidental College.

California Sees Steep Decline in Financial Aid Applications March 12 2021
How Is the Pandemic Affecting California’s Independent, Nonprofit Colleges? December 3 2020
Supporting Financially Stressed College Students during COVID-19 October 29 2020
UC and CSU Face Budget Challenges July 10 2020
Public Higher Education in California Faces a Fiscal Crisis May 20 2020
Lessons from the Great Recession Can Protect College Students Today April 29 2020
COVID-19 Shutdown Forces Colleges to Ramp up Online Learning March 30 2020
Covering the Real Costs of College December 11 2019
2020 Primary: Funding Higher Education Facilities October 24 2019
CSU’s Prudent Saving Strategy June 13 2019
Expanding Enrollment at UC and CSU May 23 2019
Proposed Budget Prioritizes College Students in Need February 8 2019
A Long-term View of Higher Education Funding August 16 2018
Good Budget News for Higher Education July 19 2018
The Governor’s Revised Budget Targets Tuition at UC and CSU June 1 2018
Parents Have High Educational Hopes for Their Children—Can California Keep Up? April 23 2018
Five Factors for Successful Online Learning March 29 2018
Funding Increase for Community Colleges February 2 2018
Bricks and Mortarboards: Capital Investment in Colleges December 14 2017
New CSU Admissions Policy Could Increase Access, Enrollment September 5 2017
UC’s Experiment in Measuring Costs July 19 2017
The Growth of Cal Grants May 19 2017
The Growth of College Promise Programs April 13 2017
The Promise of a Four-Year Degree in California September 26 2016
Does Free Community College Grow Enrollment? June 2 2016
America’s College Promise: An Opportunity for California May 5 2016
A College Degree in Three Years? August 3 2015
Online Learning and College Costs June 29 2015
Testimony: Improving the Cal Grant Program April 22 2015
Testimony: Low-Income Students and Financial Aid March 20 2015
Dividing California’s Higher Education Pie January 20 2015
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