Statewide Survey PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Education By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Lauren Mora, Deja Thomas Apr 10, 2024 As the California Legislature considers placing a school facilities bond on the November 2024 ballot, around half of likely voters say they would vote yes on such a measure. About eight in ten public school parents see catching up academically or addressing the pandemic’s social-emotional impact as the biggest K–12 challenge.
page PPIC Statewide Survey Apr 19, 2017 The PPIC Statewide Survey provides a voice for the public and likely voters—informing policymakers, encouraging discussion and raising awareness on critical issues.
blog post Delivering on the Promise of Online Education By Hans Johnson Mar 20, 2015 PPIC senior fellow Hans Johnson was asked to answer this question: How will technology—from massive open online courses and web-based textbooks to big data collection—change universities? Here is his response.
blog post Most California Colleges Are Sticking with Online Instruction This Spring By Cesar Alesi Perez, Hans Johnson Feb 12, 2021 California colleges are more likely than those in the rest of the US to be operating primarily online. Public health data support the state’s cautious approach, but a reliance on distance learning raises equity concerns.
Statewide Survey PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and the Environment By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Sonja Petek, Jui Shrestha Jul 31, 2012 Some findings of the current survey: Likely voters trust Barack Obama over Mitt Romney to handle global warming and energy policy. Seven in 10 Californians favor the state law to reduce emissions to 1990 levels, but the partisan gap has grown sharply since 2006. Many Californians (57%) are unaware of the state’s new cap-and-trade system, but a slim majority support it. Job Approval Ratings: President Obama [PDF] Governor Brown [PDF] California State Legislature [PDF] U.S. Congress [PDF] Time Trends of Job Approval Ratings: President Obama [XLS] Governor Brown [XLS] California State Legislature [XLS] U.S. Congress [XLS] This survey was supported with funding from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
blog post Online Learning and College Costs By Hans Johnson, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Kevin Cook Jun 29, 2015 So far, there is no evidence that online learning is less expensive than face-to-face learning, but it is an important tool for improving access to higher education.
