blog post COVID-19 Shutdown Forces Colleges to Ramp up Online Learning By Hans Johnson, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Kevin Cook Mar 30, 2020 As higher education in California moves online, the state’s prior experience with distance learning points to effective practices, as well as certain challenges, in helping students succeed.
Report How Can California Spur Job Creation? By David Neumark Feb 3, 2011 California has both short- and long-term unemployment problems. This report examines the effectiveness of two direct job creation policies: hiring credits – subsidies to employers to hire workers – and worker subsidies – subsidies to individuals to enter the labor market. In the short-term, a well-designed hiring credits program is a more effective response to downturns in the business cycle. In the long term, worker subsidies are a better way to address the state’s chronic unemployment problems. This report was supported with funding from the Donald Bren Foundation.
event Successful Online Courses in California’s Community Colleges Jun 11, 2015 About the ProgramCalifornia's community colleges have taken the lead in online learning in the state, offering thousands of online courses to hundreds of thousands of students. But students are less successful in online courses than they are in traditional ones. PPIC senior and Bren fellow Hans Johnson will discuss approaches to making online courses more successful in California's community colleges—and beyond. This research was supported with funding from the Donald Bren Foundation.
Statewide Survey PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and the Environment By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas Jul 12, 2023 Key findings of the survey include: Most Californians think it is very important that the state take steps now to respond to climate change, though views vary across party lines. An overwhelming majority say that extreme weather events are a problem in their part of the state. A majority believe the use of electric vehicles helps address climate change; half have seriously considered getting one, and nearly one in ten have already done so.
Statewide Survey PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government By Mark Baldassare Feb 1, 2002 This is the ninth survey in a series of large-scale public opinion polls that will be conducted by PPIC during the 2002 California election cycle. The purpose of the surveys is to develop an objective, in-depth profile of the social, economic, and political forces affecting public policy preferences and elections in California. Some findings of the current survey: The dynamics in the governor's race have changed dramatically. Richard Riordan still leads in the GOP primary race, but Bill Simon is gaining ground. Among likely voters, Riordan held a 37-point lead over Simon in January (41% to 4%). By mid-February, Riordan's lead had shrunk to 17 points (41% to 24%). In a hypothetical match-up today for the gubernatorial election, Riordan holds a slight edge over Governor Gray Davis among all likely voters (46% to 40%), and Simon and Bill Jones have narrowed the gap between themselves and Davis since January. Davis leads Simon 44% to 40% and he leads Jones 44% to 39%. Independent voters are divided between voting in the GOP primary (23%) and the Democratic primary (27%), while half say they will vote in neither (32%) or haven't made up their minds (18%). On a state ballot measure that would ease the restrictions on term limits (Proposition 45), 59% of likely voters today would vote no.
Report The 2020 Census and Political Representation in California By Eric McGhee, Sarah Bohn, Tess Thorman Oct 9, 2018 If the 2020 Census does a poor job of counting traditionally undercounted populations and immigrant communities, the state could easily lose one of its 53 seats in the House of Representatives.
Statewide Survey PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Sonja Petek, Nicole Willcoxon Sep 30, 2010 Some findings of the current survey: A majority of Californians favor a path to citizenship for illegal immigrant workers. Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman are tied among likely voters in the race for governor. Incumbent U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer leads challenger Carly Fiorina by 7 points. Slightly more than half of likely voters favor Proposition 19, which would legalize marijuana use. /ul> Job Approval Ratings: President Obama [PDF]Governor Schwarzenegger [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 Schwarzenegger [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]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]Economic Outlook for the United States [XLS] This survey was supported with funding from The James Irvine Foundation.
Statewide Survey PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas Sep 14, 2022 Our latest statewide survey finds that Prop 1 (abortion rights) and Prop 30 (emissions reduction) have majority support, while about one-third approve of Prop 27 (online sports gambling).
