Maya Buenaventura

This report documents an analysis, conducted in response to the California Public Banking Option Act, of the feasibility of a CalAccount Program, which offer Californians access to a voluntary, zero-fee, zero-penalty, federally insured transaction account and related payment services at no cost to account holders.

The Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) program serves more than 550,000 high school students each year, many of whom are at risk for failing academically or dropping out of school. This report examines the representativeness of the JROTC program at the school level with respect to geography and demographics and determines how federal laws and policies affect starting and sustaining JROTC units.