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PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
February 2020
Key findings from the current survey: A slight majority of likely voters (51%) support a March ballot measure for a $15 billion bond to construct…
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College Eligibility for the University of California
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Countdown to Census 2020
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Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
PPIC Experts
Niu Gao
Laura Hill
Hans Johnson
Julien Lafortune
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BY THE NUMBERSState funding has risen from recession lows and is now close to the national average
After increasing steadily over the past eight years, California’s K–12 spending averaged $12,143 per student in 2017—only $62 less than the average amount in the rest of the nation.
