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May Revision: Proposition 98 Proposals

May 17, 2007 - Presented to the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance.

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UC and CSU Long Range Development Planning

May 1, 2007 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education

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Child Care and Development: Major Issues

April 24, 2007 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance

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California’s Fiscal Outlook

April 15, 2007 - Presented to the California Association of School Business Officials in San Jose, California.

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English Learners and Economic Impact Aid

April 10, 2007 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance.

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Funding for UC's Research Programs

March 28, 2007 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education

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Overview of Major Budget Issues for UC and CSU

March 28, 2007 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education

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Child Care and Development: Major Issues

March 13, 2007 - Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee Subcommittee No. 1 on Education.

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Major Budget Issues: K-12 Education

March 13, 2007 - Presented to Assembly Budget Committee Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance.

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Major Budget Issues: K-12 Education

March 6, 2007 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education.

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Improving Effectiveness and Efficiency of Outreach Services

February 21, 2007 - Presented to the Senate Education Committee.

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English Learners

February 21, 2007 - Data from several statewide assessments show a significant gap between the academic achievement of English learner (EL) students and their English-speaking peers. We recommend the Legislature fund the evaluation of the EL best practices pilot program established by Chapter 561, Statutes of 2006 (AB 2117, Coto). We also recommend the Legislature fund an evaluation of best practices in preparing teachers of EL students. In addition, we recommend improving the state’s assessment system so EL student progress can be measured and tracked.

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Child Development

February 21, 2007 - Our five-year forecast shows Proposition 98 funding is to increase much more than needed to cover baseline costs. Thus, we think this is an opportune time to develop an education roadmap that lays out funding priorities, coordinates investments, and implements accompanying policy improvements. Given the significant achievement gap between low-income children and their higher income peers, our suggested roadmap includes expanding early child development and preschool programs for low-income children. To help ensure success of any program expansion, we also make various recommendations relating to wrap around child care, facilities, and program quality.

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Quality Education Investment Act

February 21, 2007 - In response to a recent settlement, the state agreed to pay an additional $2.5 billion over a seven-year period for a new K-12 education reform program. We have concerns with the structure of the new program and recommend small changes that could yield big payoffs. Specifically, we recommend (1) converting the program to a pilot project in which schools could self-select one of three teacher-oriented reform options and (2) funding an independent evaluator to assess the performance of the groups over the seven-year life of the program.

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Home-to-School Transportation

February 21, 2007 - We have serious legal and policy concerns with the Governor’s transportation and Proposition 98 rebenching proposals. Specifically, we are concerned the proposal is unconstitutional and sets bad policy precedent. We also are concerned that the Public Transportation Account might not have sufficient funds to support the program in the future. For these reasons, we recommend rejecting the proposals. Instead, we recommend a series of other actions that would generate about the same level of savings but without the risk and with minimal programmatic impact.

Education Staff

Jackie Barocio
(916) 319-8333
Child Care, Expanded Learning, School Facilities, and Teachers
 
Sara Cortez
(916) 319-8348
Special Education, Preschool, and Child Nutrition
 
Kenneth Kapphahn
(916) 319-8339
Proposition 98, School District Budgets, School Transportation
 
Lisa Qing
(916) 319-8306
California State University, Student Financial Aid
 
Paul Steenhausen
(916) 319-8303
California Community Colleges
 
Ian Klein
(916) 319-8336
University of California; College of the Law, San Francisco; California State Library
 
Michael Alferes
(916) 319-8338
Local Control Funding Formula, Charter Schools, Alternative Schools, High School Career Technical Education
 
Edgar Cabral
(916) 319-8343
Deputy Legislative Analyst: K-12 Education
 
Jennifer Pacella
(916) 319-8332
Deputy Legislative Analyst: Higher Education