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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Various K-12 Education Budget Conference Committee Handouts
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June 1, 2006 - Handouts related to Proposition 98, prepared for the Budget Conference Committee.
Various Handouts Related to K-12 Education Proposals in the Governor's May Revision
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May 17, 2006 - Twelve handouts related to the K-12 Education proposals in the Governor's May Revision.
May Revision Changes to Proposition 98
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May 16, 2006 - Presented to the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance.
Economic Impact Aid
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May 2, 2006 - Presented to the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance.
Modernizing the Functions Of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing
April 27, 2006 - State law establishes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) and entrusts it with accrediting teacher preparation programs, credentialing teachers, and monitoring teacher conduct. In this report, we describe each of these three teacher-quality functions, identify related shortcomings, and propose various recommendations for overcoming them. The recommendations seek to simplify existing teacher-quality processes, reduce redundancies, strengthen accountability, and foster greater coherence among education reforms. Taken as a package, these recommendations would improve how the state ensures teacher quality and eliminate CTC.
Williams Legislation: Facilities Emergency Repair Program
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April 18, 2006 - Presented to the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No.2 On Education Finance.
Migrant Education Program
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April 18, 2006 - Presented to the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance.
Funding Enrollment Growth at UC and CSU
March 28, 2006 - Year-to-year changes in the state’s higher education costs are greatly influenced by changes in student enrollment levels. Each year as part of the annual budget process, the Legislature must determine (1) how many additional students will enroll at the University of California and the California State University and (2) how much it will cost to serve those additional students. This report reviews factors that influence enrollment growth and the current methodology of calculating the “marginal cost” of serving additional students. Specifically, for 2006-07, we recommend, first, funding 2 percent enrollment growth at UC and CSU and second, revising the current methodology for calculating the marginal cost of enrolling an additional student, in order to more accurately budget for these expenses.
Overview of the Governor's 2006-07 Budget Proposal
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March 15, 2006 - Presented to Mervyn Dymally, Chair of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance.
Proposition 82 Overview
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March 14, 2006 - Presented to the Senate Education Committee, Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee, Assembly Education Committee, and Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee.
Revenue Limit Overview
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March 14, 2006 - Presented to the Assembly Budget Committee Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance.
Review of the 2006-07 Budget
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March 14, 2006 - Presented to the Assembly Budget Committee Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance.
K-12 Mandates
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March 14, 2006 - Presented to the Assembly Budget Committee Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance.
Proposition 98 Overview
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March 14, 2006 - Presented to the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance.
Reforming the Governance Structure of the California Student Aid Commission and EdFund.
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March 9, 2006 - Presented to the Joint Assembly and Senate Education Committee.