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Proposition 47’s Impact on Racial Disparity in Criminal Justice Outcomes June 2020 Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin, Steven Raphael

Proposition 47, which reclassified a number of drug and property offenses from felonies to misdemeanors, has led to a marked decrease in racial disparities in…

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government May 2020Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Alyssa Dykman, Rachel Lawler

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Education April 2020Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Alyssa Dykman, Rachel Lawler

Implementing Automated Voter Registration in California March 2020Eric McGhee, Radhika Mehlotra, Mindy Romero

Counting California: Challenges for the 2020 Census March 2020Sarah Bohn, Eric McGhee, Lynette Ubois

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government February 2020Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Alyssa Dykman, Rachel Lawler

Declining Enrollment in California Schools: Fiscal Challenges and Opportunities in the Coming Decade February 2020Paul Warren, Julien Lafortune

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Down to the Wire on Unemployment Benefits July 24 2020Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune

International Students Play a Critical Role in Higher Education July 15 2020Jacob Jackson

Enrollment Changes May Create Winners and Losers in K–12 Budget Deal July 14 2020Julien Lafortune, Radhika Mehlotra

UC and CSU Face Budget Challenges July 10 2020Kevin Cook

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August 14, 2020 A Conversation with Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond

August 7, 2020 A Conversation with California Senate President pro Tempore Toni Atkins

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June 19, 2020 Tackling California’s Homelessness Crisis

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June 5, 2020 A Conversation with Secretary of State Alex Padilla

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State funding has risen from recession lows and is now close to the national average

After increasing steadily over the past eight years, California’s K–12 spending averaged $12,143 per student in 2017—only $62 less than the average amount in the rest of the nation.

2020 Census: Why Is the Citizenship Question Such a Big Deal?
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