Staff
- Sara Cortez
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(916) 319-8348
Special Education, Preschool, and Child Nutrition - 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) 319-8362
California State University, Student Financial Aid - 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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Moderate Sustained Higher Education Enrollment Growth Projected for Next Decade
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February 17, 2000 - Total enrollments in CCC, CSU, and UC will grow by an average of 2.2 percent from 2000 to 2010. Although this rate is somewhat higher than those of the previous two decades, it is a much lower rate than in the 1960s and 1970s.
Historical Perspective of Education Funding
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February 17, 2000 - Per student funding for each segment, after adjusting for the effects of inflation, is at a high 22-year high.
Annual Budget Process Provides a Better Higher Education Partnership
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February 17, 2000 - We recommend the Legislature not endorse the proposed "partnership" with the California State University (CSU) and University of California (UC) because it would reduce legislative flexibility in balancing its budget priorities and it could reduce incentives for CSU and UC to increase productivity.
Education Technology
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February 17, 2000 - The Governor's budget provides a total of $433 million to increase the use of technology in education. We comment on this proposal and make several recommendations.
California's Per-Pupil Spending Relative to the Nation's
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February 17, 2000 - We discuss why measurements of per-pupil spending vary, estimate current per-pupil spending levels, and offer some considerations on the issue of spending to the national average.
Teacher Quality and Supply
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February 17, 2000 - We recommend that the Legislature redirect the monies for four programs for low-performing school teacher recruitment into a block grant to school districts for teacher recruitment, retention. We recommend targeting schools where at least 20 percent of the teaching staff lack credentials.
Education Priorities
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February 17, 2000 - We recommend a Proposition 98 spending total for 2000-01 that is $172 million above the Governor's proposed level.
K-12 Revenue Limit Equalization
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February 17, 2000 - We recommend that the Legislature provide $134.3 million as additional revenue limit funding for school districts and county offices of education.
Supplemental Instruction
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February 17, 2000 - In order to increase the effectiveness of the state's various supplemental instructional programs, we recommend that the Legislature (1) expand the Governor's consolidation proposal to include the Elementary School Intensive Reading Program and (2) increase the combined enrollment cap for these programs accordingly.
Advanced Placement Courses
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February 17, 2000 - We recommend that the Legislature adopt budget bill language requiring the Office of the Secretary for Education to submit a report addressing the problem of access to Advanced Placement (AP) courses, including a comprehensive solution.
Governor's Scholars Program
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February 17, 2000 - We recommend providing scholarships to the top 10 percent of students at each high school in order to (1) provide incentives for a more diverse set of students across the state and (2) increase the program's college outreach effect.
Special Education Facilities Funding Report
January 1, 2000 - We recommend various modifications to the method and level of funding for K-12 special education facilities. These include establishing a uniform facility grant for all pupils, establishing a separate facility grant for county offices of education in recognition of the special education pupils served at county facilities, and requiring county offices of education to provide local matching funds except in financial hardship cases.