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 - Ian Klein
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(916) 319-8336
University of California; College of the Law, San Francisco; California State Library - 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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Overview of Student Loan Marketplace
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March 22, 2017 - Presented to: Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee
Teacher Workforce
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March 21, 2017 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of Child Care and Preschool Proposals
March 16, 2017 - In this report, we analyze the Governor’s child care and preschool proposals. The report has six main sections. In the first section, we provide background on child care and preschool programs in California. In the second section, we provide an overview of the Governor’s child care and preschool proposals. In the third section, we analyze the Governor’s preschool proposals and make associated recommendations. In the following two sections, we provide in‑depth analyses of (1) the state’s various quality improvement activities and (2) Alternative Payment agencies, which administer certain child care programs. The final section consists of a summary of the recommendations we make throughout the report.
The 2017-18 Budget: Bus Driver Training Program
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March 10, 2017 - Our office recently released a brief, The 2017-18 Budget: Governor’s Criminal Fine and Fee Proposals, which provides information about the various programs affected by the steady decline in criminal fine and fee revenue deposited into the State Penalty Fund since 2008-09. This post provides more detailed information about the Bus Driver Training Program, one of the affected programs.
K-12 Education Mandates
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March 9, 2017 - Presented to: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education
Local Control Funding Formula for County Offices of Education
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March 7, 2017 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
Update on Changes to School Accountability System
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March 7, 2017 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
Overview of Local Control Funding Formula and K-12 Pension Costs
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March 7, 2017 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
Overview of Proposition 98 Budget Proposals
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March 2, 2017 - Presented to: Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Education Finance
Overview of Federal Funding for K-12 and Early Childhood Education
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March 2, 2017 - Presented to: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education
The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of Special Education “Disconnect”
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March 1, 2017 - Since 2013-14, the state has experienced a disconnect between the funding allocated for special education and the funding level specified by state law. In this web post, we explain the source of this disconnect and offer two options for rectifying it.
Overview of Remedial Education at the State’s Public Higher Education Segments
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March 1, 2017 - Presented to Senate Education Committee
Overview of Proposition 98 and Early Education Budget Proposals
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February 28, 2017 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
Overview of Federal Funding for K-12 and Early Childhood Education
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February 28, 2017 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
The 2017-18 Budget: Higher Education Analysis
February 16, 2017 - In this report, we analyze the Governor's higher education budget proposals. Our many recommendations for consideration by the legislature include: providing base increases for the University of California (UC), California State University (CSU), and California Community Colleges (CCC); improving implementation of existing student support programs before expanding upon other initiatives being put forward by the administration and other segments; and asking the administration to provide certain additional information about the CCC guided pathways and CCC Chancellor’s Office staffing proposals during spring budget hearings.