Staff
- Jackie Barocio
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(916) 319-8333
Child Care, Expanded Learning, School Facilities, and Teachers - Sara Cortez
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(916) 319-8348
Special Education, Preschool, and Child Nutrition - Kenneth Kapphahn
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(916) 319-8339
Proposition 98, School District Budgets, School Transportation - Lisa Qing
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(916) 319-8306
California State University, Student Financial Aid - Paul Steenhausen
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(916) 319-8303
California Community Colleges - Ian Klein
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(916) 319-8336
University of California; College of the Law, San Francisco; California State Library - Michael Alferes
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(916) 319-8338
Local Control Funding Formula, Charter Schools, Alternative Schools, High School Career Technical Education - Edgar Cabral
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(916) 319-8343
Deputy Legislative Analyst: K-12 Education - Jennifer Pacella
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(916) 319-8332
Deputy Legislative Analyst: Higher Education
Publications
Education
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Overview of Federal Race to the Top Grants
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September 29, 2009 - Presented to Assembly Education Committee
Overview of Federal Race to the Top Grants
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August 26, 2009 - Presented to: Joint Hearing of Senate Education Committee and Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee
California Community Colleges: Raising Fees Could Mitigate Program Cuts and Leverage More Federal Aid
June 11, 2009 - New federal tax credit provisions allow the state to tap potentially hundreds of millions of new federal dollars for higher education. Because these tax credits will fully reimburse most California Community College (CCC) students for the fees they pay, the state could raise those fees (and revenue for CCC) with no net impact on most students. The purpose of this brief is to provide additional information—in a question-and-answer format—related to our recommendation.
Consolidation of CPEC and CSAC
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June 10, 2009 - Presented to Senate Education Committee
Cal Grant Decentralization
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June 10, 2009 - Presented to Senate Education Committee
Overview May Revision: California Community College
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June 5, 2009 - Presented to Budget Conference Committee
K-12 Flexibility Provisions
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June 4, 2009 - Presented to Budget Conference Committee
Overview of the May Revision: Proposition 98
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June 4, 2009 - Presented to Budget Conference Committee
Federal School Improvement Funding
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June 4, 2009 - Presented to Budget Conference Committee
State Budget Solutions in Higher Education: General Fund Savings From February Budget Package and Governor’s Proposed May Revision
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June 1, 2009 - Presented to Budget Conference Committee
An Overview of the May Revision Child Care and Development (CCD)
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June 1, 2009 - Presented to Budget Conference Committee
Overview of the May Revision: K-12 Education
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June 1, 2009 - Presented to Budget Conference Committee
Education of Foster Youth in California
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May 28, 2009 - Seventy-five percent of California foster youth perform below grade level standards, and by third grade 83 percent of foster youth have had to repeat a grade. We believe the state and local programs must reprioritize the way existing funds are spent in order to improve educational opportunities for foster youth. We recommend changing guidelines to provide certain services to all current and recent foster youth, expanding programs to include academic counseling and completion of education passports, and consolidating programs at County Offices of Educations. We also suggest convening a workgroup to address the transportation needs of K-12 and postsecondary foster youth.