Johanna Lacoe

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...

New research!

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.

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

A GIF shows key findings from a report about unemployment insurance claims filed after the LA wildfires and quotes from two of the co-authors of the report.

A new California Policy Lab report shows an est. 11,000 people filed for unemployment insurance because of the L.A. wildfires in January: capolicylab.org/unemployment... #LosAngeles #CaLeg #California

Data analyst role in our UCLA office. If you are interested, apply asap!

Come work with me! This is an incredibly creative and collaborative job for a highly skilled programmer. Please share and apply!

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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...

Reminder: please consider applying to our education researcher position!

New research! We examine student participation in #CalFresh across the transition to college. Might be of interest to #education researchers, @appam.bsky.social members and more!

Less than one week remains to submit your research for our Annual Fall Research Conference! Submissions will close at 11:59 PM PT on Wednesday, April 23. Learn all about how to submit, submission types, policy areas, and more here: ow.ly/kfxH50VCUy9

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Education Researcher, looking for your next role?
Join us! The California Policy Lab and the Center for Studies in Higher Education are hiring a researcher for the California College Data and Policy Project: capolicylab.org/careers/rese...

Here’s the position I posted a few days ago, for an education researcher:

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Social Safety Net - California Policy Lab We work to reduce poverty and strengthen financial support systems in California by collaborating with state and local agencies to improve social safety-net programs.

It's #TaxDay, and the California Policy Lab's safety-net research includes several studies focused on the #EITC, #CalEITC, and other benefits delivered via the tax code: capolicylab.org/topics/socia...

Come work with me in this exciting role that blends project management and data analysis.

Come work with me! Seeking a key member of our criminal justice research team to play project management and data analysis roles. Join us!

This is a non-tenure-track research position-no teaching responsibilities, just research. You'll work with me, @jrlacoe.bsky.social, @zbleemer.bsky.social, and the broader CPL and CSHE teams.

This could be a good fit for someone making an unplanned transition out of government or a research firm.

We are hiring an education researcher to join the @capolicylab.bsky.social and @berkeleycshe.bsky.social teams. You'll work on projects using administrative data relating to California higher education. Here's more information: capolicylab.org/careers/rese...

Text reads: LA County Housing for Health and California Policy Lab named 2025 Ivory Prize Top 25 Finalist for designing, launching, and managing the Homelessness Prevention Unit. Box underneath says: "2025 Top 25 Finalist" and include Ivory Prize logo.

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...

Tomorrow: Join us for our next webinar on the changes in the federal government. Learn more about the future of data access under the Trump administration and what has changed so far. Free registration: tinyurl.com/4uysc4f8

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.

"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...

Photo of 3 college students eating food on a green lawn, and heading that says: "New Research" Report finds most college students who access CalFresh benefits receive over $100 a month

New research: #CalFresh can provide a big boost for food budgets for low-income college students.
But eligible students may not apply b/c they think they’ll only receive the min. benefit ($23 a month). However, in new research, we show that’s not the case: capolicylab.org/how-much-do-... 🧵(1/8)

Trends in Community College Enrollment and CalFresh Eligibility During the COVID-19 Pandemic - California Policy Lab This policy brief shows how eligibility for CalFresh benefits changed among community college students because of broader college enrollment changes during the height of the pandemic and due to tempor...

New research: How did community college enrollment and #CalFresh benefits eligibility change during the COVID-19 pandemic? capolicylab.org/trends-in-co... 🧵 (1/6)

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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...

Huge thanks to Kirabo - @appam.bsky.social has supported about 300 equity and inclusion fellows in recent years to broaden the pipeline of policy scholars and practitioners.

Congratulations Karla and Nefara!