Staff
- Jackie Barocio
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(916) 319-8333
Child Care, Expanded Learning, School Facilities, and Teachers - 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 State University, Student Financial Aid - Paul Steenhausen
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(916) 319-8303
California Community Colleges - Ian Klein
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(916) 319-8336
University of California; College of the Law, San Francisco; California State Library - Michael Alferes
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(916) 319-8338
Local Control Funding Formula, Charter Schools, Alternative Schools, High School Career Technical Education - 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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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.
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.
Los Angeles Unified School District: An Analysis of the 1992-93 Budget
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December 28, 1992 - Los Angeles Unified School District: An Analysis of the 1992-93 Budget
K-12 Education Funding—Ten Year History
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October 8, 1992 - This fact sheet provides a 10-year funding history of K-12 education, updated to reflect the 1992 Budget Act and chaptered trailer legislation.
Proposition 98—A Brief Look at the Current Situation
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July 3, 1992 - In this report, we explain the current status of the Proposition 98 minimum funding guarantee, and review how other budget proposals that have already been advanced would affect the level of the guarantee for 1992-93. Finally, we discuss other options that may be considered to generate savings for 1992-93.
Proposition 98--A Brief Look at the Current Situation
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July 3, 1992 - Proposition 98--A Brief Look at the Current Situation
Pupil Assessment
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February 1, 1992 - Pupil Assessment
Paperwork Reduction in Schools
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January 21, 1992 - Paperwork Reduction in Schools