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PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
September 2020
Key findings from the current survey: A slim majority of likely voters support Proposition 15, which would change how commercial property is taxed. Well below…
Read MoreImproving K-12 School Facilities in California August 2020
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government February 2020
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Do Schools Have Enough Nurses to Fight the Pandemic? September 24 2020
Private Schools Dominate the Approval Process for Reopening September 23 2020
COVID-19 Further Disrupts Testing for College Admissions and Placement September 16 2020
Providing Meals for School Children as COVID-19 Persists September 9 2020Events
September 23, 2020
Assessing Proposition 15
April 23, 2020
Statewide Survey: Californians and Education
PPIC Experts
Niu Gao
Laura Hill
Hans Johnson
Julien Lafortune
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BY THE NUMBERSState 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.
