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California—America's largest state by population—contains 11 of the nation's 100 largest metropolitan areas. Its population is on the leading edge of demographic change in America, as its cities have some of the highest concentrations of immigrants, and where Hispanic infants are now in the majority. California's budget and population challenges are mixed with significant strengths, including export, technology, education and manufacturing sectors. Brookings experts study the challenges and opportunities.
Students at the Lilla G. Frederick Pilot Middle School work on their laptops during a class in Dorchester, Massachusetts (REUTERS/Adam Hunger).
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The Year of the Asterisk? California's Testing Proposal Subverts Test-Based Accountability
September 18, 2013, Thomas J. Kane
Thomas Kane reacts to California's recent announcement that it plans to abandon statewide testing in favor of field tests of the Smarter Balanced Assessment - without reporting results. Kane proposes alternative solutions for California and other states eager to accelerate the transition to the Common Core State Standards.
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There’s going to be a big conversation about Amtrak next year. There’s an aspirational piece to this. They need to think about the future, about what passenger rail is going to look like in this country. July 31, 2012, Robert Puentes, Bloomberg
There’s going to be a big conversation about Amtrak next year. There’s an aspirational piece to this. They need to think about the future, about what passenger rail is going to look like in this country.
Expert Q & A
March 7, 2011, Alan Berube
January 28, 2011, Mark Muro
Interview | The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
September 15, 2003, Bruce Cain and Claire Cooper
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