Prison programs for education, employment, and behavioral health changed amid widespread pandemic disruptions, and ...

California’s workforce is being reshaped by the unprecedented aging of the state’s population. PPIC researcher Eric McGhee ...

Supported with funding from the Laural Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, the Regional Water Authority, Sacramento Groundwater Association, State Water Contractors, and the Water Foundation ...

Kara Segal is a senior research manager at the California Policy Lab, where she manages the labor and employment portfolio. Her work focuses on unemployment insurance, workforce development, economic ...

Danielle Fuller Research Data Specialist California Department of Aging ...

Pandemic responses by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) led to changes in the prison population that exacerbated long-running challenges in providing education, ...

Eric McGhee is a senior fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California, and policy director for the Understanding California’s Future research initiative tasked with exploring key trends and ...

Stephanie Barton is a senior editor at the Public Policy Institute of California. She edits research reports, blog posts, and other publications, working with staff to communicate complex messages to ...

California schools serve over 880,000 students with disabilities—about 15% of total enrollment. This share has risen 4 percentage points over the last decade, even as total enrollment declined. In ...

Homeownership is increasingly out of reach, especially among younger Californians. Cities and counties usually have control over local land use decisions, but state legislation has strengthened ...

Expertise: Public opinion, fiscal and governance reform, political participation, elections ...

Support for this work comes from the annual sponsors of the PPIC Water Policy Center. Please see the full list at the bottom of this page. California is in a moment of political transition, as one ...