Staff
- Sara Cortez
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(916) 319-8348
Special Education, Preschool, Child Nutrition, and Facilities - 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 Community Colleges - Michael Alferes
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(916) 319-8338
Local Control Funding Formula, Charter Schools, Alternative Schools, High School Career Technical Education - Natalie Gonzalez
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(916) 319-8320
California State University, Student Financial Aid - Dylan Hawksworth-Lutzow
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(916) 319-8308
Child Care, Expanded Learning, Teachers, and Education Technology - 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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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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- PowerPoint
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.
The State Budget and Educational Funding
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- PowerPoint
May 19, 2009 - Presented to the California School Boards Association's Legislative Action Conference. May 18, 2009.
The Basics of Proposition 98, a Tutorial for State Policymakers
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May 13, 2009 - This web-based presentation is designed to help state-level policymakers understand the essential elements of the state’s school funding formula. The presentation lasts roughly 20 minutes and provides viewers with background on Proposition 98, detail on how the funding formulas work, and a discussion of how the measure affects policymakers’ annual budget decisions.
Overview of Federal School Improvement Program
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May 12, 2009 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 On Education Finance
Education Mandates
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April 23, 2009 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education
Higher Education Affordability:Fees and Financial Aid
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April 22, 2009 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 On Education Finance
Education Mandates
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April 21, 2009 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
The State Budget and Educational Funding
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- PowerPoint
April 17, 2009 - Presented at the EdSource 32nd Annual Forum on California Education Policy, April 17, 2009. (The HTML link above opens the Powerpoint presentation.)