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The California Policy Lab @capolicylab.bsky.social · 1d

In a new data point, we show how many college students are enrolled in #CalWORKs, the average benefit amounts, and which UC and California Community Colleges have the highest enrollment rates: capolicylab.org/calworks-par...

CalWORKs Participation Among California’s College Students - California Policy Lab

DATA POINT: CalWORKs Participation Among California’s College Students PRESS RELEASE: New Research Shows How Many California College Students Benefit from CalWORKs and CalFresh benefits California Wor...

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evanbwhite.bsky.social @evanbwhite.bsky.social · 9d

I'm thrilled to be hiring our first Policy Director to lead our Sacramento-based work. This person will be a senior leader at the California Policy Lab and will be magnify the impact of our research by integrating it more closely with policymakers' needs. Please circulate to your networks!

The California Policy Lab @capolicylab.bsky.social · 10d

Please share with your networks: The California Policy Lab is hiring a policy director to amplify our policy impact in Sacramento. We're looking for a seasoned policy professional with deep experience in California state government. First review date is Oct. 10th: capolicylab.org/careers/poli...

evanbwhite.bsky.social @evanbwhite.bsky.social · 20d

The fed student loan pmt pause is over and a huge number of Californians are late on their loans, much more than before the pandemic. Boomers and Gen X are more often late on payments than younger folks. This comes as personal fin health is at its worst since Great Recession....that's a bad combo.

The California Policy Lab @capolicylab.bsky.social · 20d

11% of California student loan borrowers are 30+ days late on making their payments, according to a new California Policy Lab fact sheet: laist.com/news/educati... #CaLeg #PersonalFinance #StudentDebt #StudentLoans #California

Californians are falling behind on student loan payments — and most ‘delinquents’ aren’t who you’d expect

Newly revealed data shows that hundreds of thousands of Californians are struggling to make their monthly student loan payments.

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Joaquin Carbonell @joaquinc.bsky.social · Aug 15

Our research shop at the CA Dept of Social Services is #hiring for a Principal Data Enigneer

calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...

Posting closes 9/8. Please help us spread the word!

This position will build data pipelines for our in-house research and analytics.

Data Engineer

Looking to make a difference? Join our strong and mighty workforce. We offer benefits and growth opportunities and impact the lives of millions of Californians.

calcareers.ca.gov

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evanbwhite.bsky.social @evanbwhite.bsky.social · Sep 3

This is a great research team for those seeking to make impact within government.

Joaquin Carbonell @joaquinc.bsky.social · Aug 19

Our research shop at the CA Dept of Social Services is #hiring for a Principal Researcher

calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...

Posting closes 9/15. Please help us spread the word!

This position will lead high impact research projects and shape/set standards for our research portfolio.

Data Engineer

Looking to make a difference? Join our strong and mighty workforce. We offer benefits and growth opportunities and impact the lives of millions of Californians.

calcareers.ca.gov

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evanbwhite.bsky.social @evanbwhite.bsky.social · May 7

⚡️Hiring alert⚡️

Are you an 18F/USDS alum? Tired of working for a tech giant? Want to use your data skills to support mission-driven work?

Come join our team and work on data/research for the public good!

The California Policy Lab @capolicylab.bsky.social · May 7

Passionate about using data + research to improve policies and change lives? Join us! The California Policy Lab is hiring a Data Analyst at our UC Berkeley site.
First review date is May 20th: capolicylab.org/careers/data...

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evanbwhite.bsky.social @evanbwhite.bsky.social · Apr 17

🏅 Congrats to our team for being a top 10 Ivory Prize finalist for our work predicting and preventing homelessness in Los Angeles.

The California Policy Lab @capolicylab.bsky.social · Apr 17

Thrilled to share this news! CPL and LA County Housing for Health were selected as a top 10 Finalist for the Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability for our partnership with the Homelessness Prevention Unit: capolicylab.org/news/la-coun...

evanbwhite.bsky.social @evanbwhite.bsky.social · Apr 11

Interested in working on California criminal justice policy? Come join our team! Our research feeds directly into legislative recommendations.

The California Policy Lab @capolicylab.bsky.social · Apr 11

Passionate about the role of research in improving California's criminal justice system? Join our team! We're hiring a Research Manager to support our work with the Committee on Revision of the Penal Code: capolicylab.org/careers/rese...

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evanbwhite.bsky.social @evanbwhite.bsky.social · Apr 9

Interested in education policy and want to do research that makes a policy impact? Come join our team! We work with some of the largest and best education systems in the world.

The California Policy Lab @capolicylab.bsky.social · Apr 9

Researcher focused on education? Join our team! The Center for Studies in Higher Education and the California Policy Lab are hiring a Researcher for the California College Data and Policy Project: capolicylab.org/careers/rese...
@berkeleycshe.bsky.social

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evanbwhite.bsky.social @evanbwhite.bsky.social · Mar 3

LA Times editorial about our homelessness prevention work.

The California Policy Lab @capolicylab.bsky.social · Mar 2

"Janey Rountree, executive director of the California Policy Lab at UCLA, helped develop metrics that identify users of L.A. County services who may be vulnerable to falling into homelessness." www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Editorial: Keeping at-risk residents from losing their housing will be a key to solving homelessness

It is easier and less costly to keep someone from becoming homeless than it is to help them out of the trauma of homelessness and find them permanent housing.

www.latimes.com

evanbwhite.bsky.social @evanbwhite.bsky.social · Mar 3

So proud of our team (and our partners) for this nomination. The HPU really does deserve this recognition.

The California Policy Lab @capolicylab.bsky.social · Mar 3

Thrilled to share this good news: Los Angeles County and the California Policy Lab were selected as a Top 25 Finalist for the prestigious Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability for our partnership designing, launching, and managing the Homelessness Prevention Unit: capolicylab.org/news/housing...

evanbwhite.bsky.social @evanbwhite.bsky.social · Dec 16

⚡⚡Seeking Researcher⚡⚡

Amazing opportunity to work with incredible data.

Especially interested in folks that know credit markets or credit data. Will be working a lot directly with me.

Please share with your networks!

The California Policy Lab @capolicylab.bsky.social · Dec 16

New role in 2025? The California Policy Lab is hiring a Researcher to work with the University of California Consumer Credit Panel (UC-CCP), one of the country's most detailed datasets covering the financial status of Californians and Americans. Please share:
capolicylab.org/careers/rese...

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