USC Rossier School of Education

August 2, 2023

Many families don't know how much the pandemic harmed their child's learning; that's a problem

There are major structural reasons for why districts and schools are struggling with the enormous task of catching students up on half a year of math and reading.

Morgan Polikoff and Anna Saavedra

July 8, 2021

California voters give schools and teachers top grades in year-end survey

Were voters "grading on a curve" in recognition of hard work amid a pandemic? Polling also found growing tensions on race and politics.

John Fensterwald

February 11, 2020

College costs, teacher shortage still top concerns in poll of California voters

Annual PACE/USC Rossier poll also finds support for increasing teacher pay, requiring ethnic studies and taking action to prevent gun violence.

John Fensterwald

June 17, 2019

Affording college a top worry among California voters

A poll brief released Monday showed that low-income California voters and voters in counties in rural areas have the highest concerns about college affordability.

Michael Burke

February 4, 2019

Gun violence in schools and college affordability highest priorities for California voters, poll finds

Voters polled view early childhood programs as important but don't rank them as top priorities and are lukewarm about spending more for them.

John Fensterwald

February 5, 2018

​Contrary to critics, parents tell pollster they find California’s school dashboard useful

Depending how the question is framed, they also favor rating schools on multiple factors, not issuing a single grade.

John Fensterwald

January 3, 2018

Racial minorities feel like outsiders at some colleges, USC diversity expert says

USC professor Shaun Harper will lead a national survey that seeks to explore what college students think about their experiences about race, gender and other factors.

Larry Gordon

October 10, 2016

California poll shows strong support for Common Core standards

Results of other surveys indicate that wording of the questions matters.

John Fensterwald

September 8, 2015

Poll: California voters still unsure about Common Core

About one-fourth say they have not heard about the new standards.

Fermin Leal

August 27, 2015

Most voters haven't heard of Local Control Funding Formula

Poll finds majority support more money for schools and extending Prop. 30.

John Fensterwald

November 17, 2014

Poll: Voters know little about Common Core

More than half of California voters say they know nothing or very little about the state’s new Common Core standards for English language arts and math, according to a new report by the Policy Analysis for California Education/USC Rossier School of Education.

Laurie Udesky

August 23, 2012

Brown struggling to sell Prop 30 to wary voters

John Fensterwald