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
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Education
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Proposition 98: May Revision Overview
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May 18, 2015 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
California Context for Corinthian Colleges Closure
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May 13, 2015 - Presented to: Senate Committee on Business, Professions, and Economic Development and Senate Committee on Education
Overview of Special Education in California
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May 7, 2015 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education
The 2015-16 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure Improvement Grants for Schools
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May 5, 2015 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
Overview of Special Education in California
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May 5, 2015 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
Overview of Cal Grants
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April 23, 2015 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education
Enrollment Funding for UC
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April 21, 2015 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
Overview of Cal Grants
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April 17, 2015 - Presented to: California Student Aid Commission
Recent Changes to California’s Child Care and Development System
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April 16, 2015 - Presented to: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education Hon. Marty Block, Chair Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services Hon. Holly Mitchell, Chair
Next Steps for Improving State Accountability for Alternative Schools
April 16, 2015 -
The state authorizes six types of alternative schools to provide educational options for students who could benefit from an environment different from their traditional schools or who cannot stay at traditional schools because of behavioral issues. These schools often are designed as short-term interventions to get these students back on track to graduate.
Currently, the state does not have sufficient information to determine how well alternative schools are educating students. We recommend the state collect better performance data for alternative schools and then use this information to set performance expectations, monitor their progress toward meeting those expectations, and support underperforming schools.
(5/13/15: Correction made to Figure 1 regarding number of opportunity and juvenile court schools.)
Overview of California’s Child Care and Development System
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April 16, 2015 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education and Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services
Overview of California’s Child Care and Development System
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April 14, 2015 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
The 2015-16 Budget: California Community Colleges
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April 8, 2015 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
Implementation of the Working Families Student Fee Transparency and Accountability Act
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March 25, 2015 - Chapter 620, Statutes of 2012 (AB 970, Fong), also known as the Working Families Student Fee Transparency and Accountability Act, requires the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) to fulfill three types of requirements related to systemwide tuition and fee increases. As detailed in this report, our review found UC was not in compliance with most provisions of Chapter 620. Though the legislation deems its provisions required for UC, UC believes it is not legally obligated to comply because of its constitutional autonomy. We found CSU complied with all Chapter 620 provisions.
The 2015-16 Budget: CTE Incentive Grants for Secondary Schools
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March 24, 2015 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance