blog post California’s Plunging Birth Rates By Hans Johnson Jan 26, 2023 1 day ago ... Fewer children will mean declining K–12 enrollment and more school closures. Longer term, it will weaken demand for infrastructure, ...
blog post Tackling “Forever Chemicals” in the Water Supply By Sarah Bardeen Jan 19, 2023 Jan 19, 2023 ... We spoke with Jason Dadakis of the Orange County Water District to learn more about these pollutants—and to find out how worried we should ...
blog post What’s Next for Higher Education in 2023? By Olga Rodriguez, Kevin Cook Jan 11, 2023 Jan 11, 2023 ... A new financial aid policy could provide more student aid and improve college access. In the 2022–23 school year California school districts ...
blog post Test Scores Show Six-Year Setback for California Students By Darriya Starr, Emmanuel Prunty, Joseph Herrera, Iwunze Ugo Dec 14, 2022 Dec 14, 2022 ... Then lockdowns and school closures disrupted much of that progress: ... About half of California districts reopened before summer 2021, ...
Fact Sheet Poverty in California By Caroline Danielson, Patricia Malagon, Sarah Bohn Oct 24, 2022 Oct 26, 2022 ... Across legislative districts, rates differ greatly (5.0% to 21.2%). ... of adults age 25–64 without a high school diploma live in poverty.
blog post What’s Ahead for Education Recovery in California? By Niu Gao, Julian Betts, Bruce Fuller, Laura Hill Oct 20, 2022 Oct 20, 2022 ... In the coming months and years, we will be studying strategies that the state's school districts use to help students recover, ...
blog post Commentary: How Rural Schools Survived the Pandemic By Niu Gao Oct 12, 2022 Oct 6, 2022 ... Educational disruptions caused by the pandemic presented unique challenges for rural schools in California. Still, some rural districts and ...
Fact Sheet Financing California’s Public Schools By Julien Lafortune, Joseph Herrera Sep 27, 2022 In 2021–22, state, local, and federal funding for California K–12 public schools was roughly $136 billion, compared to roughly $135 billion in 2020–21 ...
blog post Commentary: California Must Prioritize Science Education to Stay Competitive By Niu Gao, Kathy DiRanna Sep 13, 2022 Sep 8, 2022 ... There was also geographic variation, with only 38% of rural school districts implementing CA NGSS in high schools. COVID-19 derailed science ...
blog post Video: The Impact of COVID-19 on Science Education By Mary Severance Aug 19, 2022 Aug 19, 2022 ... During the pandemic, however, most districts focused more on math and ... not a top priority in most school districts before the pandemic.