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K–12 Education

Evaluating resources and policies that improve student outcomes

Jul 11
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Virtual Event

California School Districts and the Emergency Connectivity Fund

Upcoming July 11, 2024 · 11:00 am - 11:30 am

How well did federal pandemic funds improve digital access for historically underserved K–12 students and their families? PPIC researcher Joseph Hayes will present new findings on efforts to close California’s digital divide in education, with suggestions for building momentum now that federal emergency funds have ended.

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Report · June 2024

California School Districts and the Emergency Connectivity Fund

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Statewide Survey · April 2024

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Education

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Report · December 2023

Factors and Future Projections for K–12 Declining Enrollment

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Blog Posts

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June 20, 2024

Shifting School Enrollment Trends across California’s Regions

Julien Lafortune, Laura Hill

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June 14, 2024

The Cradle-to-Career System Continues to Develop, Adding Partner Agencies and Data

Iwunze Ugo

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June 11, 2024

California’s Multilingual Population Is Driving TK–12 Enrollment Declines

Laura Hill, Julien Lafortune

Events

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Jul 11
Upcoming

California School Districts and the Emergency Connectivity Fund

July 11, 2024 · 11:00 am - 11:30 am

Fact Sheet

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April 2024

California’s Digital Divide

Joseph Hayes, Eric Assan, Niu Gao

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November 2023

Financing California’s Public Schools

Julien Lafortune

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June 2023

Student Achievement on California’s K–12 Assessments

Iwunze Ugo, Emmanuel Prunty

Featured Blog Post · March 5, 2024

Student Homelessness Reaches 10% or Higher in Some Counties

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Fact Cards

Over the past five years, enrollment has fallen in nearly three-quarters of California school districts.
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62% Percentage of California high school students who enroll in college a year after graduation.
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More than 1/3 of California’s schoolchildren are either current or former English Learners.
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Chronic absenteeism in California’s public K–12 schools nearly tripled from 2018–19 to 2021­–22 but has fallen slightly.
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At 47% and 35%, the share of California students meeting state standards in reading and math is the lowest since 2016.
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A majority of the nearly 6 million students in California’s public schools are “high need”—low-income, English Learner (EL), homeless, or foster youth.
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Meet the Team

Eric Assan

Research Associate

Email 415-291-4446
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Brett Guinan

Research Associate

Email 415-291-4448
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Joseph Hayes

Senior Research Associate

Email 415-291-4438
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Laura Hill

Policy Director and Senior Fellow

Email 415-291-4424
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Julien Lafortune

Research Fellow

Email 415-291-4473
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Iwunze Ugo

Research Fellow

Email 415-291-1122
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