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Improving K-12 School Facilities in California August 2020 Niu Gao, Julien Lafortune

Amid a statewide spike in coronavirus cases, most California schools will start the year remotely. When in-person classes do resume, cleanliness and safety will be…

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

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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Schools Adjusting to the Pandemic May Also Be Affected by Wildfire Season July 22 2020Niu Gao, Joseph Hayes

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

School Closures Hamper Monitoring of Child Welfare June 26 2020Caroline Danielson, Paulette Cha

California Schools Mull Timing, Logistics of Re-opening June 9 2020Joseph Hayes, Niu Gao

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

April 23, 2020 Statewide Survey: Californians and Education

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February 27, 2020 Fiscal Challenges of Declining Enrollment in California Schools

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February 7, 2020 College Eligibility for the University of California

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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.