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January 18, 2001 - Proposition 1A of 1998 authorized $9.2 billion to finance school facilities. Its companion legislation appropriated $160 million to reimburse school facility fees paid for new homes. In this report we recommend that the Legislature eliminate the $60 million in scheduled appropriations for these reimbursements in 2001-02 and 2002-03.
January 17, 2001 - This handout, prepared for a Joint Hearing of the Assembly and Senate Education Committees, provides an overview of the K-12 Education component of the 2001-02 Governor's Budget.
May 2, 2000 - The district has been unable to provide complete and reliable data to permit evaluation of the impact of the ESY program on student achievement. We recommend that the Legislature extend the program for two years, sharing the cost with the district.
March 29, 2000 - Handout accompanying testimony given to Senate Education Committee.
March 29, 2000 - Handout accompanying testimony given to Senate Education Committee.
March 29, 2000 - Handout accompanying testimony given to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
February 29, 2000 - As submitted by MGT of America. The consultant conducted a comprehensive management study of the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) credentialing processes.
February 17, 2000 - Per student funding for each segment, after adjusting for the effects of inflation, is at a high 22-year high.
February 17, 2000 - The Governor's budget provides a total of $433 million to increase the use of technology in education. We comment on this proposal and make several recommendations.
February 17, 2000 - We discuss why measurements of per-pupil spending vary, estimate current per-pupil spending levels, and offer some considerations on the issue of spending to the national average.
February 17, 2000 - We recommend that the Legislature redirect the monies for four programs for low-performing school teacher recruitment into a block grant to school districts for teacher recruitment, retention. We recommend targeting schools where at least 20 percent of the teaching staff lack credentials.
February 17, 2000 - We recommend a Proposition 98 spending total for 2000-01 that is $172 million above the Governor's proposed level.
February 17, 2000 - We recommend that the Legislature provide $134.3 million as additional revenue limit funding for school districts and county offices of education.
February 17, 2000 - In order to increase the effectiveness of the state's various supplemental instructional programs, we recommend that the Legislature (1) expand the Governor's consolidation proposal to include the Elementary School Intensive Reading Program and (2) increase the combined enrollment cap for these programs accordingly.
February 17, 2000 - We recommend that the Legislature adopt budget bill language requiring the Office of the Secretary for Education to submit a report addressing the problem of access to Advanced Placement (AP) courses, including a comprehensive solution.