blog post Testimony: Assessing the Pandemic’s Effects on Student Learning, Absenteeism, and Graduation By Iwunze Ugo Mar 15, 2023 Mar 15, 2023 ... It appears that whatever the costs of the looser graduation requirements, they are borne not by college-bound students, but instead by those ...
blog post Testimony: Adapting California’s Water Rights System to the 21st-Century Climate By Ellen Hanak, Brian Gray, Jeffrey Mount Feb 28, 2023 Feb 28, 2023 ... Effectively addressing the growing challenges of managing water in dry and wet times will require a range of actions by multiple parties.
blog post Commentary: Lack of Water Is Forcing Major Changes in Valley Agriculture, New Analysis Says By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Ellen Hanak, Josué Medellín-Azuara Feb 14, 2023 Feb 14, 2023 ... We found that with a few changes, valley agriculture could continue ... getting to sustainability will require idling nearly 900,000 acres, ...
Policy Brief Policy Brief: The Future of Agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Ellen Hanak, Spencer Cole, Josué Medellín-Azuara Feb 8, 2023 We estimate that by 2040, the combined impacts of SGMA, climate change, and environmental regulations could cause a 20 percent reduction in water availability ...
blog post Can Nine Atmospheric Rivers Recharge California’s Groundwater? By Sarah Bardeen Feb 6, 2023 Feb 6, 2023 ... What's next? Making progress on recharging more groundwater from big storms will require more joint efforts from multiple actors. The California ...
blog post Tackling “Forever Chemicals” in the Water Supply By Sarah Bardeen Jan 19, 2023 Jan 19, 2023 ... They are effectively a placeholder as the state board's Division of Drinking Water works on developing enforceable PFAS regulations, which they' ...
blog post Can We Capture More Water in the Delta? By Sarah Bardeen Jan 17, 2023 Jan 17, 2023 ... And on January 3rd, regulations kicked in that restrict pumping when turbid water gets near the pumps. Protected Delta fishes make use of ...
Report English as a Second Language at California’s Community Colleges By Olga Rodriguez, Laura Hill, Daniel Payares-Montoya Nov 28, 2022 California's code of education regulations (also known as Title 5)—enacted in ... local high school graduation requirements—on college readiness and AB 705.
blog post The Troubled History—and Uncertain Future—of the Salton Sea By Sarah Bardeen Nov 22, 2022 Nov 22, 2022 ... ... respect to salinity—although the sea would still be much smaller than in the past, and require additional mitigation to manage dust.
blog post Climate-Challenged California Must Learn to Thrive with Less Water By Ellen Hanak, Jeffrey Mount Nov 16, 2022 Nov 16, 2022 ... To sustain our urban and rural communities, agriculture, ... All of these actions will require unprecedented coordination and integration.