Report COVID-19 Emergency Funding and California’s Higher Education Systems By Jacob Jackson, Kevin Cook, Darriya Starr Nov 16, 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted higher education in California, ... Source: Authors' calculations using state budget documents and LAO historical full-time ...
Report Priorities for California’s Water By Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak, Sarah Bardeen, Alvar Escriva-Bou ... Nov 14, 2022 Nov 16, 2022 ... Climate change is making California's already variable climate even more ... establishing assets for the environment—such as water budgets, ...
blog post Testimony: Enrollment Declines in California Community Colleges By Olga Rodriguez Nov 14, 2022 Nov 14, 2022 ... For a hearing of Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance, PPIC's Olga Rodriguez presented research on pandemic-induced ...
blog post Inflation Squeezes Californians’ Budgets, despite Wage Growth By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune Nov 3, 2022 Nov 3, 2022 ... Wages have risen steadily in California since the beginning of 2020 amid a historically tight labor market.
Explainer Making Sense of California’s Economy By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune, Vicki Hsieh Oct 24, 2022 Inflation has eaten away at wage growth. Rising costs for food, housing, gas, and other goods and services continue to cut into Californians' budgets ...
Fact Sheet Financing California’s Public Schools By Julien Lafortune, Joseph Herrera Sep 27, 2022 Federal pandemic aid and increased state funding have contributed to record K–12 funding levels. In 2021–22, state, local, and federal funding for California K– ...
Report The Role of CalFresh in Stabilizing Family Incomes By Caroline Danielson, Tess Thorman Sep 21, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 ... CalFresh—California's largest safety net program—helps mitigate income ... affect family budgets at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic?
blog post Basic Needs Centers at California Colleges Can Help Fight Student Hunger By Eliana Blachman, Caroline Danielson Sep 19, 2022 Sep 19, 2022 ... Community colleges can use AB 132 funding—along with ongoing funding in the 2022–23 budget—to reach out to students through college ...
Policy Brief Policy Brief: How Hospital Discharge Data Can Inform State Homelessness Policy By Shannon McConville, Hemal Kanzaria, Renee Hsia, Maria Raven ... Sep 19, 2022 California has invested billions to address homelessness, with the 2022–23 state budget adding $3.4 billion over three years to continue services.
Statewide Survey PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas Sep 14, 2022 Sep 2, 2022 ... Among California likely voters, 58 percent would vote for Gavin Newsom and 31 percent would vote for Brian Dahle if the election were held today ...