Publications

Higher education is a key driver of economic growth and individual opportunity in California. Substantial gains in college enrollment and graduation rates—particularly among historically underrepresented…

Access to college is essential to California’s future growth. More California high school graduates are academically ready for college than ever before. More are applying…

A solid majority of California’s future college-age population will come from demographic groups that have been historically underrepresented in higher education—including Latinos, African Americans, and…

About 30 percent of California’s future jobs will require some training beyond high school but less than a four-year college degree. Career education prepares students…

Nearly 40% of California’s K–12 students are current or former English Learners, and California is now standardizing the policies that will define English proficiency across…

The people who go to the polls in California are very different from those who don’t—a gap that has far-reaching implications for our democracy and…

Arrests in California have declined in the last few decades—driven by lower crime rates and criminal justice reforms. While rural, poorer counties tend to have…

Millennials are more liberal than older Californians—and more likely to favor immigration, health care reform, and state efforts to address climate change. But only three…