blog post How Changes in Immigration Affect California’s Workforce By Sergio Sanchez, Hans Johnson Jun 18, 2018 California’s immigrant population is changing—and now about half of recent immigrants have at least bachelor’s degrees. Explore changes in immigrants’ education levels over time with a new interactive feature.
blog post The 100th Anniversary of Women in the California Legislature By Mark Baldassare, Deborah Gonzalez May 10, 2018 It has been 100 years since the first women were elected to California's legislature, yet men still vastly outnumber women in the state government.
blog post Video: Improving English Courses at California’s Community Colleges By Abby Cook Mar 5, 2018 California’s community colleges are in the midst of numerous reforms to improve developmental—or remedial—English. A new PPIC report looks at effectiveness of some of these reforms.
blog post California Needs More Math and Science Teachers By Niu Gao, Patrick Murphy Feb 27, 2018 The state needs a bigger, younger, more diverse pool of math and science teachers.
Report Reforming English Pathways at California’s Community Colleges By Hans Johnson, Olga Rodriguez, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Bonnie Brooks Feb 27, 2018 California’s community colleges are in the midst of numerous reforms to improve developmental (also known as remedial or basic skills) education. Developmental education is supposed to help prepare students for college work, but it has long been an obstacle to student success: most students in developmental courses never go on to complete a college-level course in English or math.
blog post The President’s Popularity and the Midterm Election By Mark Baldassare Jan 18, 2018 How is Donald Trump viewed in California at the end of his first-year anniversary in office? The results matter for the 2018 midterm election.
blog post Video: The Impact of Realignment on Recidivism By Linda Strean Dec 18, 2017 Public safety realignment has had a modest effect on recidivism, varying across counties and groups of offenders. These are the findings of a new PPIC report presented in Sacramento.
Report California Probation in the Era of Reform By Viet Nguyen, Ryken Grattet, Mia Bird Aug 30, 2017 Recent reforms significantly altered the role of probation in California. In 2011, the state enacted public safety realignment, which shifted the management of lower-level felons from state prison and parole to...
blog post Video: California’s Voter Turnout Challenge By Linda Strean Jul 17, 2017 A new PPIC report examining California’s disappointing voter turnout was the focus of a briefing in Sacramento last week.
