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February 1, 1994 - In this report, we recommend the Legislature take various actions to help high schools create effective school-to-work programs.
November 1, 1993 - California Update: Superior Court Invalidates Proposition 98 Funding Shifts
October 1, 1993 - California Update: Per Pupil Funding Under Proposition 98: What Do the Coming Years Hold?
April 1, 1993 - This report identifies problems with the existing system of categorical programs, establishes principles the Legislature should use in reforming categorical programs, and recommends consolidation and restructuring of a number of programs based on these principles.
February 1, 1993 - CSU Faculty Workload: Reduction should be deferred another year.
February 1, 1993 - California Community Colleges: Enrollment Priorities
December 28, 1992 - Los Angeles Unified School District: An Analysis of the 1992-93 Budget
October 8, 1992 - This fact sheet provides a 10-year funding history of K-12 education, updated to reflect the 1992 Budget Act and chaptered trailer legislation.
July 3, 1992 - In this report, we explain the current status of the Proposition 98 minimum funding guarantee, and review how other budget proposals that have already been advanced would affect the level of the guarantee for 1992-93. Finally, we discuss other options that may be considered to generate savings for 1992-93.
July 3, 1992 - Proposition 98--A Brief Look at the Current Situation
February 1, 1992 - Pupil Assessment
February 1, 1992 - We recommend the enactment of legislation to establish a policy whereby the UC and the CSU would admit qualified freshmen but redirect a portion of them, on a voluntary basis, to enroll in specific community colleges, allowing annual state savings of approximately $25 million beginning in 1993-94.
January 21, 1992 - Paperwork Reduction in Schools