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 - 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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New Funding Model for Special Education - The Development Process
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January 1, 1995 - Presented To: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2
New Funding Model for Special Education - A Preliminary Report
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January 1, 1995 - In February 1994 the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) in its Analysis of the 1994-95 Budget Bill cited a number of major problems with the state's current special education funding formula. Among the major shortfalls cited were (1) unjustified funding variations among local education agencies (LEAs), (2) unnecessary complexity, (3) constraints on local innovation and response to changing requirements, and (4) inappropriate fiscal incentives. Based on this analysis, the Legislature adopted language in the Supplemental Report of the 1994 Budget Act directing the State Department of Education (SDE), the Department of Finance, and the LAO to jointly review the Master Plan for Special Education (MPSE) and propose a new funding model by May 31, 1995.
Rethinking Community School Funding
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August 10, 1994 - Community schools are operated by County Offices of Education (COEs) as alternative instructional placements for about 18,500 pupils in grades 7-12 who, for various reasons, have not been successful in traditional school programs. Pupils referred to community schools by a county probation department-often termed "Type C" pupil-comprise about three-fourths of all community school pupils. The COEs receive a level of funding for Type C pupils, that is about $1,200 per pupil higher than the average level of funding received by school districts. The basis on which the state should grant the higher Type C funding level has been the subject of legislation and budget control language for several years.
Special Education Pupil Assessment
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February 23, 1994 - Special Education Pupil Assessment
Restructuring Public School Finance
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February 23, 1994 - We suggest an approach to K-12 education funding that would increase local control over the level of general-purpose education revenues and local accountability for outcomes, without compromising the state's fundamental interest in ensuring an adequate education for all.
Outcome Measures
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February 23, 1994 - Higher Education Outcome Measures: focus more directly on the outcomes of higher education, rather than the inputs or processes. If the Legislature can develop measures that accurately and reliably gauge these outcomes, it could hold the segments accountable for their performance.
Medical Residents
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February 23, 1994 - UC Medical Residents: recommend adoption of legislation requiring the UC to ensure specific increases in the number and percentage of medical residents enrolled in primary care and family practice specialties by 1998-99 and 2001-02.
Analysis of the 1994-95 Budget Bill, Higher Education Chapter
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February 22, 1994 - Analysis of the 1994-95 Budget Bill, Higher Education Chapter
Analysis of the 1994-95 Budget Bill, K-12 Education Chapter
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February 22, 1994 - Analysis of the 1994-95 Budget Bill, K-12 Education Chapter
School-to-Work Transition: Improving High School Career Programs
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February 1, 1994 - In this report, we recommend the Legislature take various actions to help high schools create effective school-to-work programs.
California Update: Superior Court Invalidates Proposition 98 Funding Shifts
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November 1, 1993 - California Update: Superior Court Invalidates Proposition 98 Funding Shifts
California Update: Per Pupil Funding Under Proposition 98: What Do the Coming Years Hold?
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October 1, 1993 - California Update: Per Pupil Funding Under Proposition 98: What Do the Coming Years Hold?
Reform of Categorical Education Programs: Principles and Recommendations
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April 1, 1993 - This report identifies problems with the existing system of categorical programs, establishes principles the Legislature should use in reforming categorical programs, and recommends consolidation and restructuring of a number of programs based on these principles.