Funding state-wide education isn’t cheap. But a well-funded early care and P-16 system has both direct benefits to students as well as indirect benefits to society. As we review impacts
How does California fund its schools? Education finance in California has changed over time with a complex set of propositions, lawsuits, and laws that shape how California funds its K-12
California has ambitious aims for higher education. Lawmakers established goals in the state’s education code to expand college access to more students, improve college affordability, and ensure that more students are prepared for the 21st century labor market. Achieving such goals across the state’s massive higher education system is no easy task and requires that colleges and universities have the resources necessary to meet the challenge […]
The sustainability of the state’s public education system is questioned in a new report from the Berkeley Institute for Young Americans. Part of the California 100 initiative, administered by the Goldman School of Public Policy, the report finds that long-term structural challenges in the state’s finance system, combined with flaws in education governance, threaten the long-term outlook of public education…
This research was partially funded by California 100, a statewide initiative focused on inspiring a vision and strategy for California’s next century that is innovative, sustainable, and equitable. About the
Despite increases in college attainment across the board since the 1960’s, there are still vast differences in college completion across racial/ethnic groups. In 2019 in California, 67.2% of 25-34-year-old Asian/Pacific
Student debt has been on the rise since the 1970s. Below, we break down trends in student debt over time by plotting all total student loans in a given year
We look at changes to California’s investment in public higher education across the University of California (UC), California State University (CSU), and California Community College (CCC) systems over time. We
Since 1960, Bachelor’s (BA) degree attainment rates have increased for all Californians over time. However, there are persistent and increasing disparities across racial groups, with the Latino/Hispanic and Black population
How much progress have the state’s universities made in delivering on one of their core missions: a diploma for every student? Cal State Long Beach, San Diego State, Cal Poly
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