Fact Sheet Financing California’s Public Schools By Julien Lafortune Nov 29, 2023 K–12 funding has been at record-high levels in recent years, and California’s per student spending is now slightly above the national average. Spending is higher for low-income students, English Learners, and foster youth. However, enrollment declines, rising costs, and the expiration of pandemic funding pose fiscal challenges for school districts.
blog post Video: A Conversation with Chief of Staff Ann O’Leary By Steven Bliss Mar 6, 2019 Ann O’Leary, chief of staff to Governor Newsom, talks with PPIC president Mark Baldassare about the new administration’s vision and priorities for 2019 and beyond.
blog post Are Enough Californians Attending UC? By Jacob Jackson May 29, 2015 Even with the influx of out-of-state students, the UC system is currently meeting the expectations of the Master Plan for admission. Is that good enough?
event Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government Oct 1, 2015 About the ProgramPPIC's latest survey examines Californians' preferences on tax policy and the state’s pension system, views of regional water supplies, and perceptions of public safety. It gauges preferences on immigration, gun laws, and abortion, as well as perceptions of income inequality. PPIC researcher Dean Bonner will outline these and other key findings. This research was supported with funding from TheJames Irvine Foundation.
blog post Survey Briefing Focuses on State Fiscal Policy By David Lesher Feb 4, 2014 The January edition of the PPIC Statewide Survey is always a popular one—especially in an election year. It gauges Californians’ reaction to the governor’s annual budget proposal and their sense of the issues that will be most important in 2014.
Statewide Survey PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Sonja Petek, Jui Shrestha Mar 23, 2011 Some findings of the current survey: Public support has dropped for holding a June special election on extending temporary tax and fee increases. Nearly half of Californians say the amount of money that state and local governments spend on public employee pension or retirement systems is a big problem. Sixty-two percent of Californians think Congress and the Obama administration are not doing enough to help create jobs. At least half of Californians have an unfavorable opinion of the federal (52%) and state (55%) governments, but a majority (54%) view their local government favorably. Job Approval Ratings: President Obama [PDF]Governor Brown [PDF]California State Legislature [PDF]U.S. Congress [PDF]Senator Boxer [PDF]Senator Feinstein [PDF]Their Own State Legislators in the Assembly and Senate [PDF]Their Own Representative in the U.S. House of Representatives [PDF] Time Trends of Job Approval Ratings: President Obama [XLS]Governor Brown [XLS]California State Legislature [XLS]U.S. Congress [XLS]Senator Boxer [XLS]Senator Feinstein [XLS]Their Own State Legislators in the Assembly and Senate [XLS]Their Own Representative in the U.S. House of Representatives [XLS] Mood of Californians:General Direction of Things in California [PDF]Economic Outlook for California [PDF] Time Trends for the Mood of Californians: General Direction of Things in California [XLS]Economic Outlook for California [XLS] This survey was supported with funding from The James Irvine Foundation.
Statewide Survey PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government By Mark Baldassare, Lunna Lopes, Dean Bonner, David Kordus Sep 30, 2015 Some findings of the current survey: Half of likely voters favor extending Proposition 30 taxes temporarily—most support cigarette tax increases. Californians continue to view local water supply as a big problem, but feel better about the way people are responding. Solid majorities of Californians see public pension spending as a problem and most think voters should weigh in on changes to the system. Californians are more supportive of immigration reform, abortion rights, and stricter gun laws than are adults nationwide. Job Approval Ratings: President Obama [PDF] Governor Brown [PDF] California State Legislature [PDF] U.S. Congress [PDF] Senator Boxer [PDF] Senator Feinstein [PDF] Their Own State Legislators in the Assembly and Senate [PDF] Their Own Representative in the U.S. House of Representatives [PDF] Time Trends of Job Approval Ratings: President Obama [XLS] Governor Brown [XLS] California State Legislature [XLS] U.S. Congress [XLS] Senator Boxer [XLS] Senator Feinstein [XLS] Their Own State Legislators in the Assembly and Senate [XLS] Their Own Representative in the U.S. House of Representatives [XLS] Mood of Californians: General Direction of Things in California [PDF] Economic Outlook for California [PDF] General Direction of Things in the United States [PDF] Economic Outlook for the United States [PDF] Time Trends for the Mood of Californians: General Direction of Things in California [XLS] Economic Outlook for California [XLS] General Direction of Things in the United States [XLS] Economic Outlook for the United States [XLS] This survey was supported with funding from The James Irvine Foundation.
