blog post California Schools Mull Timing, Logistics of Re-opening By Joseph Hayes, Niu Gao Jun 9, 2020 The experiences of several countries in Asia and Europe could help inform when and how California schools start to re-open.
Report School Finance and California’s Master Plan for Education By Julian Betts, Jon Sonstelie, Anne Danenberg, Peter Richardson ... Jun 1, 2001 Responding to a request from the Joint Committee to Develop a Master Plan for Education – Kindergarten through University, the Public Policy Institute of California commissioned a series of reports on adequacy-based school finance, alternative approaches to school governance, and local revenue options for school districts. These reports were delivered to the Joint Committee and its staff between August 2000 and April 2001. School Finance and California’s Master Plan for Education brings together those essays and makes them available to more general audiences. Taken together, they suggest that a new system of school finance and governance could help provide adequate resources to California’s schools. They also consider the link between those resources and improved student achievement.
blog post Providing Meals for School Children as COVID-19 Persists By Niu Gao, Caroline Danielson Sep 9, 2020 The US Department of Agriculture recently announced that it would continue to waive certain restrictions on school meals for the rest of 2020. This extends a key support for many California children, regardless of whether they are in school or learning remotely.
blog post Testimony: California’s K–12 Digital Divide Has Narrowed, but Access Gaps Persist By Niu Gao Feb 21, 2024 At an Assembly Education Committee hearing on addressing students’ post-pandemic needs, PPIC senior fellow Niu Gao discussed the role that federal, state, and local efforts have played in increasing digital connectivity and outlined key challenges that remain.
press release English Learners Reclassified as Proficient in Elementary School Are Top Academic Performers May 6, 2014
press release Public Schools Serving Poor Students Are Being Shortchanged In California, Study Finds Feb 25, 2000
blog post Moving English Learners to English Fluency By Laura Hill, Margaret Weston Apr 9, 2014 School districts across the state have different standards for reclassifying English learners as fluent English speakers. This means that students with the same skills may be reclassified in one district, but not in another.
