Staff
Sara Cortez
(916) 319-8348
Special Education, Preschool, Child Nutrition, and Facilities
Kenneth Kapphahn
(916) 319-8339
Proposition 98, School District Budgets, School Transportation
Lisa Qing
(916) 319-8306
California Community Colleges
Michael Alferes
(916) 319-8338
Local Control Funding Formula, Charter Schools, Alternative Schools, High School Career Technical Education
Natalie Gonzalez
(916) 319-8320
California State University, Student Financial Aid
Dylan Hawksworth-Lutzow
(916) 319-8308
Child Care, Expanded Learning, Teachers, and Education Technology
Edgar Cabral
(916) 319-8343
Deputy Legislative Analyst: K-12 Education
Jennifer Pacella
(916) 319-8332
Deputy Legislative Analyst: Higher Education


Publications

Education

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High Priority Schools Grant Program Expansion

May 6, 2003 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on May 6, 2003.


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Integration of State and Federal Accountability Programs

May 6, 2003 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on May 6, 2003.


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Class Size Reduction (CSR) Overview

April 29, 2003 - Presented to the Latino Legislative Caucus, California Legislative Black Caucus, and Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus on April 29, 2003.


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Child Care Budget for 2003-04 Without Realignment

April 28, 2003 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on April 28, 2003.


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Integration of State and Federal Accountability Programs

April 21, 2003 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on April 21, 2003.


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High Priority Schools Grant Program Expansion

April 21, 2003 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on April 21, 2003.


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Overview of No Child Left Behind Title VI Assessment Funding

April 21, 2003 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on April 21, 2003.


Presentation

Child Care Realignment

April 10, 2003 - Presented to the Children's Roundtable on April 10, 2003.


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Commission on Teacher Credentialing

April 2, 2003 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on April 2, 2003.


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Building Blocks of K-12 Education Budget

March 25, 2003 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 and Assembly Education Committee in a joint hearing on March 25, 2003.


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Categorical Reform Funding

March 24, 2003 - Presented to the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on March 24, 2004.


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Categorical Reform

March 19, 2003 - Presented to the Senate Education Committee on March 19, 2003.


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Analysis of the 2003-04 Budget Bill Overview of K-12 Education

March 10, 2003 - Overview of the K-12 Education section of the 2003-04 Analysis of the Budget Bill. Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1.


Report

Child Care and Development

February 19, 2003 - The Governor's proposal to shift responsibility for most child care programs from the state to counties deserves legislative consideration. This realignment would give counties the flexibility to use child care funds as part of an integrated county strategy to serve low-income families.


Report

Special Education

February 19, 2003 - We recommend the State Department of Education report at budget hearings on the likelihood that the federal Department of Education would grant California a waiver of the special education maintenance of effort requirements for 2003-04.