Julien Lafortune
Research Fellow
Expertise: K-12 education, California economy
Julien Lafortune is a research fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California, where he specializes in K–12 education. His primary areas of focus include education finance, school capital funding policy, and educational tracking and stratification. He has published research on the impacts of school finance reforms on student achievement in the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of California, Berkeley.
Blog Post · November 21, 2022
A Tight Labor Market: Challenges for Business, Opportunities for Workers?
Blog Post · November 17, 2022
Shrinking Household Size Strains California’s Housing Market
Blog Post · November 3, 2022
Inflation Squeezes Californians’ Budgets, despite Wage Growth
October 2022
Making Sense of California’s Economy
September 2022
Financing California’s Public Schools
October 2021
Targeted K–12 Funding and Student Outcomes
January 2021
California’s Future
January 2021
California’s Future: Economy
January 2021
California’s Future: Education
December 2020
Income Inequality and Economic Opportunity in California
October 2020
Funding California Schools When Budgets Fall Short
August 2020
Improving K-12 School Facilities in California
February 2020
Declining Enrollment in California Schools: Fiscal Challenges and Opportunities in the Coming Decade
January 2020
California’s Future: Housing
November 2019
New Eligibility Rules for the University of California? The Effects of New Science Requirements
September 2019
Common Core State Standards in California: Evaluating Local Implementation and Student Outcomes
November 17, 2022
Shrinking Household Size Strains California’s Housing Market
November 3, 2022
Inflation Squeezes Californians’ Budgets, despite Wage Growth
October 20, 2022
What’s Ahead for Education Recovery in California?
July 7, 2022
How Is California’s Child Care Sector Faring?
June 14, 2022
Homeownership Trends in California
May 13, 2022
California’s Housing Divide
April 28, 2022
California’s Labor Force: A Swift Recovery, but What’s Next?
April 22, 2022
Many California Renters Fear Eviction Despite Increased Aid
March 25, 2022
California’s Jobs Recovery Has Been Stronger than We Thought
March 10, 2022
Helping K–12 Students Recover from the Pandemic
March 4, 2022
Job Openings Are Harder to Fill in the COVID Recovery
February 3, 2022
How Are Wage Gains and Government Programs Helping Families Confront Rising Prices?
January 31, 2022
Who Stands to Gain from Changes in School Enrollment Funding?
January 21, 2022
Starting the Year with Less (Real) Money
December 9, 2021
What’s Next for California’s K–12 Enrollment?
December 6, 2021
Groundhog Day for the California Economy?
October 28, 2021
Mixed Signals in California’s Labor Market Recovery
September 23, 2021
California’s Dual Jobs Challenges
September 16, 2021
Unhealthy Air May Threaten Educational Outcomes
July 22, 2021
California Is Inching toward a Jobs Recovery
June 17, 2021
California’s Housing Construction Picks Up Pace
June 16, 2021
K–12 Enrollment Declines Vary across Districts
April 30, 2021
Bay Area Recovery May Lag without Onsite Tech Workers
April 27, 2021
The Sacramento Area Economy Runs on Government
April 21, 2021
Recovery in Los Angeles Is Tied to Hospitality and Hollywood
April 9, 2021
Home Prices Keep Racing up in California
April 1, 2021
One Year Later, Is California on the Road to Recovery?
March 11, 2021
Multiple Challenges for Women in the COVID-19 Economy
February 24, 2021
Black Californians Struggle within a Challenging Job Market
February 18, 2021
How Many Districts Have Been Providing In-person Instruction?
January 29, 2021
California’s Recovery Backslides
January 26, 2021
Are Students Spending Enough Time on School during the Pandemic?
January 22, 2021
Looking Ahead to California’s 2021 Labor Market
January 6, 2021
Commentary: To Help Address Learning Disparities, Boost Internet Access for Low-Income Students
December 10, 2020
Federal Action—or Inaction—Will Shape California’s Recovery
December 8, 2020
Tackling Regional Disparities in Economic Opportunity
December 8, 2020
The Economic Toll of COVID-19 on Women
December 7, 2020
Will This Recession Deepen California’s Economic Divide?
November 25, 2020
Better Days for California’s Labor Market, but Will They Last?
November 20, 2020
More California Students Are Getting Live Instruction, but Gaps Remain
November 12, 2020
How Does the Job Recovery Look around California This Fall?
October 27, 2020
More Students Have Digital Devices, but Internet Gaps Persist
October 22, 2020
Gender Gaps in the COVID-19 Labor Market
September 24, 2020
Six Months of Economic Crisis: What Is Next?
August 28, 2020
The Summer of Un- and Underemployment
August 6, 2020
More Uncertainty Ahead for California’s Unemployed
July 24, 2020
Down to the Wire on Unemployment Benefits
June 25, 2020
Are California’s Jobs Rebounding?
June 15, 2020
The Economic Toll of COVID-19 on Self-Employed Workers
May 28, 2020
California’s Economy Takes a Hit
May 19, 2020
The Economic Toll of COVID-19 on Small Business
April 23, 2020
Early Insights on California’s Economic Downturn
April 9, 2020
Unemployment Benefits in the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 2, 2020
How COVID-19 Closures May Disrupt Student Learning
March 31, 2020
Essential Workers and COVID-19
March 20, 2020
How Will the Coronavirus Affect California’s Economy?
September 11, 2019
How Are School Districts Spending Their LCFF Dollars?
January 28, 2019
Will the Governor’s Budget Reduce the Heat on School Districts?
November 1, 2018
Are K–12 Students Keeping Pace in English?
October 12, 2018