Hans Johnson

Public Policy Institute of California

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Co-Director of Research and senior fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California

Hans Johnson on KCRW

Classes begin soon at California’s public universities, but some students who were eligible to attend a UC and a State University may not be going.

Public University Funding in CA

Classes begin soon at California’s public universities, but some students who were eligible to attend a UC and a State University may not be going.

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Fifty-three years ago, the Master Plan for Higher Education promised that America's finest public university system would be available to California high school students who…

Out-of-State Admissions at UC Continue to Rise

Fifty-three years ago, the Master Plan for Higher Education promised that America's finest public university system would be available to California high school students who…

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