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New Eligibility Rules for the University of California? The Effects of New Science Requirements
November 2019
The UC system has proposed requiring three years of high school science, instead of two, to align with new K–12 standards. But this change could…
Read MorePPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government November 2019
Higher Education in California October 2019
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College Applications Are Up and Admission Rates Are Down November 12 2019
Proposition 187 and a Changing California November 6 2019
Do Californians Support the Proposed School Bond? October 31 2019
Video: Improving Educational Opportunity in California October 30 2019Events
November 20, 2019
Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
October 25, 2019
Improving Educational Opportunity in California
October 3, 2019
Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
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BY THE NUMBERSState funding has risen from recession lows—but still lags behind the rest of the nation
California’s K–12 spending averaged $10,785 per student in 2017, about $1,200 less than the average amount in the rest of the nation.
School Resources and the LCFFAugust 2019
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