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Higher Education in California

California colleges and universities enroll nearly 3 million students from a wide range of backgrounds. The PPIC Higher Education Center’s new briefing kit examines a number of key issues facing the state’s higher education system and discusses how it can best expand opportunity for all students.

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New Publications

Racial Disparities in California Arrests

Racial disparities in arrests tend to be larger in more affluent and less diverse counties.
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Priorities for California’s Water

Innovative solutions are necessary to prepare the state’s water system for more volatile conditions brought on by climate change.
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What Happens When Colleges Broaden Access to Transfer-Level Courses?

Community colleges that have expanded access to transfer-level courses have gotten promising results. It will be important to gauge the impact of system-wide placement and curricular reforms.
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New Interactive

A Snapshot of California’s Working Poor

PPIC’s new interactive takes a close look at which workers are struggling to meet their basic needs and highlights potential policy responses.
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Events

 

Upcoming

2020 Census: Counting the Central Valley

Friday, November 15, 2019
Sacramento, CA
The decennial census plays an essential role in American democracy. The stakes are huge for California—political representation and federal dollars are on the line—and 2020 is fast approaching. Home to 4.3 million people, the San Joaquin Valley may be one of the state’s hardest-to-count regions. What are the key challenges for valley communities and how are leaders working together to ensure an accurate count?
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Broadening Access to Transfer-Level Courses at California’s Community Colleges

October 8, 2019
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Poverty and Opportunity in California

October 15, 2019
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Improving Educational Opportunity in California

October 25, 2019
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Blog

Approval Ratings in a Hyper-Partisan Era

Mark Baldassare
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New Laws Help Prepare Communities for Wildfire

Henry McCann
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How Community College Reforms Could Help English Learners

Olga Rodriguez and Bonnie Brooks
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Employment Opportunities

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