blog post PPIC Turns 25 By Mark Baldassare Jan 7, 2019 Through recessions, earthquakes, drought, a gubernatorial recall, and a "blue wave"—PPIC has provided objective, nonpartisan, evidence-based research to California policymakers and the public for 25 years.
event New Insights into California Arrests: Trends, Disparities, and County Differences Dec 4, 2018 Crime, policing, and community relations are the subject of heated debates, but little is known about the very first step in the criminal justice process—arrests. Who is arrested in California and what are they arrested for? How have these patterns changed over time? How do they differ across the state?
blog post Toward Understanding Racial Disparities in Arrests By Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin Dec 4, 2018 The number of arrests made in California per year has dropped dramatically since its peak in 1990, but African Americans continue to be significantly overrepresented among those arrested. New work by PPIC tracks these changes.
Report Charter Schools and California’s Local Control Funding Formula By Iwunze Ugo, Laura Hill Sep 21, 2017 Over the two decades since their inception, charter schools have become a significant part of the California public school system. Quasi-independent, but publicly funded, these schools educate about 10 percent of the state’s students.
blog post Three California Leaders Join PPIC Board By Mark Baldassare Sep 17, 2015 California leaders A. Marisa Chun, Gerald Parsky, and Gaddi Vasquez join PPIC’s board of directors.
