PPIC DECEMBER BULLETIN
Monthly news from the Public Policy Institute of California
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FEATURED ISSUE
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Priorities for California's Water
How did California’s water sector manage the unusually wet 2023 water year—and what lessons can we glean for the future?
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In a rapidly changing policy environment, PPIC provides trusted, impartial facts that inform key decisions about California's future. We can't do this work without you.
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NEW PUBLICATIONS
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PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
The latest survey gauges voting preferences in advance of the March primary and views on the role the US should play in the Israel–Hamas conflict and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Lauren Mora, and Deja Thomas
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Financing California’s Public Schools
K–12 funding has been at record-high levels in recent years, and California’s per student spending is now slightly above the national average.
Julien Lafortune
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College Readiness in California
More Californians are graduating from high school, but many graduates are underprepared for higher education.
Iwunze Ugo and Laura Hill
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College Access in California
Whether—and where—high school graduates attend college varies regionally and demographically.
Iwunze Ugo
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Understanding the Reach of the California Earned Income Tax Credit
Policymakers could benefit from knowing more about where and when the CalEITC and similar tax credits for low-income Californians are claimed.
Tess Thorman
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ON OUR BLOG
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Remote Work Is Here to Stay
Deja Thomas
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How Have California School Districts Used the Emergency Connectivity Fund?
Joseph Hayes, Niu Gao
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A Better Way to Promote Urban Water Conservation
David Mitchell, Ellek Hanak
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California’s Changing Immigration Is Reshaping Its Electorate
Eric McGhee
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Wildfire Smoke Is a Threat to Children’s Health
Shalini Mustala
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UPCOMING ONLINE EVENT
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Factors and Future Projections for California’s Declining Enrollment
Thursday, December 14, 2023
PPIC researchers Emmanuel Prunty and Julien Lafortune present findings from a new report on enrollment declines around California and discuss the fiscal impacts and policy implications for the state’s TK–12 system.
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RECENT EVENTS
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PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
December 7, 2023
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Understanding the Reach of the California Earned Income Tax Credit
December 5, 2023
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A Conversation with California’s Higher Education Leaders
December 1, 2023
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Assessing Transitional Kindergarten’s Impact on Elementary School Trajectories
November 16, 2023
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Stewarding California’s Wet Years
November 14, 2023
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PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Economic Well-Being
November 9, 2023
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A Conversation with Leon Panetta
November 7, 2023
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Health Conditions and Health Care among California’s Undocumented Immigrants
November 2, 2023
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