Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)

April 29, 2021

Poll: Most Californians worry schools won't reopen fully next fall

In an annual survey on K-12 education, most voters approved how Gov. Newsom and their local districts handled schools during the pandemic.

John Fensterwald

December 8, 2020

More California community college students are taking transfer-level courses, but critics say colleges must do more

After taking full effect last fall, AB 705 has transformed remedial education at California’s community colleges.

Michael Burke

September 16, 2020

California ballot measure to lift ban on affirmative action widely opposed by surveyed voters

Prop. 16 appears in trouble, but voters narrowly support taxing commercial property to raise billions for schools and local governments.

John Fensterwald

July 17, 2020

California’s top higher education officials urge voters to support affirmative action in hiring and admissions

California’s higher education leaders appear together for what may be their last public gathering in an online forum, entitled “New Realities for Higher Education."

Larry Gordon

April 23, 2020

Parents worrying about coronavirus’ toll on children's learning, survey finds

PPIC annual poll finds parents are satisfied with how districts closed schools and how Gov. Newsom has handled K-12 education.

John Fensterwald

November 19, 2019

Support for school construction bond falls below 50 percent in new poll

If there is confusion over the ballot designation Prop. 13, bond backers say not to worry; the campaign for March measure has yet to begin.

John Fensterwald

November 15, 2019

Two community colleges show how students can succeed without remedial math courses

Two California community colleges stand out in efforts to help students take for-credit math courses instead of remedial courses.

Ashley A. Smith

August 8, 2019

Smaller classes, more novice teachers: the 'tradeoff‘ for low-income California schools

A new study overcomes challenges from a lack of transparency to compare schools' spending under the Local Control Funding Formula.

John Fensterwald

February 6, 2019

Gov. Newsom and his school spending ideas are popular with Californians, poll finds

Forty-four percent of adults approved of the way Newsom is handling his new job, 23 percent disapproved. Newsom’s support was strongest in his home San Francisco Bay area (52 percent),lowest in the Inland Empire (36 percent).

Larry Gordon

November 16, 2018

Survey's strong support for California colleges could guide action by new governor

California voters support guaranteeing minimum levels of state funding for public universities, survey finds.

Nico Savidge

April 17, 2018

Child poverty drops in California, but is still the nation’s highest

22.8 percent of the state's children are living below the poverty threshold

Carolyn Jones

March 12, 2018

Teacher shortage, lack of supplies hinder rollout of new science standards, report finds

Low-income and low-performing schools are facing the most obstacles in implementing the Next Generation Science Standards.

Carolyn Jones

December 24, 2017

High cost of living and low wages drive up child poverty rate in California

California has one of the highest poverty rates in the country, report finds.

Ashley Hopkinson

November 27, 2017

Weak high school prep, poor counseling keep most California 9th-graders from a college degree

California's high school graduation standards are weaker than what the UC and CSU systems expect, a new study says.

Mikhail Zinshteyn

November 1, 2017

Californians worry about the cost of college though many say college is not needed for a successful life

Nearly half of adults and 55 percent of likely voters say there are “many ways to succeed without a college education.” But political affiliation and demographics indicate a split in opinion on the role of higher education.

Mikhail Zinshteyn