Report Emergency Department Use in California: Demographics, Trends, and the Impact of the ACA By Shannon McConville, Caroline Danielson, Renee Hsia Feb 11, 2019 Visits to hospital emergency departments in California have grown considerably in recent years. But we find no evidence that the expansion of health coverage under the Affordable Care Act caused those increases.
blog post A Long-term View of Higher Education Funding By Kevin Cook Aug 16, 2018 Public higher education is a major component of California's General Fund allocations, along with K–12 education, health and human services, and corrections. How has this spending changed over time?
blog post California is Still Golden for College Graduates By Hans Johnson Jun 20, 2017 California ranks second among all states in net gains of college graduates from other states, even as it ranks first in net losses of less educated adults.
blog post Public Preschools Support Education, Work By Caroline Danielson, Monica Bandy May 23, 2016 As policymakers discuss California’s system of early childhood care and education, it is useful to look more closely at the families who use it—or might like to.
Report New Patterns of Immigrant Settlement in California By Sarah Bohn Jul 22, 2009 California is still home to more immigrants than any other state, but its popularity as an immigrant destination is dropping: From 1990 to 2007 immigrant growth rates in some other states topped 20 percent per year, more than five times the rate of growth here. Similarly, growth rates in new destinations within the state, such as Riverside and Kern Counties, have soared. This report examines the reasons for this shift, one being the decline in the preferences of new immigrants, particularly Latinos, to live in cities with large populations of other immigrants. Simultaneously, widening economic opportunities in new areas have attracted many new immigrants. This study was supported with funding from The Ford Foundation and the Research Foundation of The City University of New York.