blog post New Laws Address Safe Drinking Water, Groundwater Recharge, River Health By Gokce Sencan Oct 22, 2019 New water laws will strengthen existing policies for safe drinking water, make it easier to recharge groundwater, and improve how we manage water for the environment.
blog post Video: Broadening Access to Transfer-Level Courses at California’s Community Colleges By Lynette Ubois Oct 16, 2019 At an event in Sacramento, researcher Marisol Cuellar Mejia and an expert panel discuss a new PPIC report on how large-scale placement and curricular reforms at community colleges are increasing student success.
blog post New Laws Help Prepare Communities for Wildfire By Henry McCann Oct 14, 2019 New laws will help make communities more resilient to wildfire, including efforts to improve prevention, response, and mitigation.
event Broadening Access to Transfer-Level Courses at California’s Community Colleges Oct 8, 2019 The California Community Colleges are undertaking a range of efforts to boost the number of students earning degrees and transferring to four-year universities. Assembly Bill (AB) 705, which focuses on getting students into transfer-level courses, is an especially important reform. What kind of changes might we expect to see in the AB 705 era?
blog post Californians Support Actions to Address Climate Change By Alyssa Dykman, Alvar Escriva-Bou Sep 23, 2019 Strong majorities of residents favor the key strategies that state policymakers have taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
blog post Most Californians Favor Requiring Vaccinations By Alyssa Dykman Sep 5, 2019 Around three-quarters of Californians, including majorities across regions and demographic groups, say parents should be required to vaccinate their children.
blog post Integrating California’s Education Data By Jacob Jackson, Hans Johnson Aug 29, 2019 PPIC’s California Education Data Collaborative is working to inform state efforts to establish a cradle-to-career data system.
blog post Californians Favor Stronger Efforts to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions By Rachel Lawler Aug 7, 2019 Majorities of Californians support requiring automakers to reduce emissions in new cars and changing land use and transportation planning to encourage less driving.
blog post New Housing Permits Decline Statewide By Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Mary Severance Jul 31, 2019 Despite a great need for more housing, the number of new home construction permits declined significantly during the first half of 2019.
press release Record-High Share of Californians Concerned About Global Warming Making Wildfires More Severe Jul 29, 2019
