Last Updated: | 2/19/2010 |
Budget Issue: | Governor proposes suspending all but two of the roughly 50 K-14 education mandates that place requirements on school districts and community colleges. |
Program: | California Department of Education |
Finding or Recommendation: | Recommend saving the state over $350 million annually by adopting a comprehensive K-14 mandate reform package that evaluates mandates individually based on their policy merits. |
For more detail, please see our Education Mandates: Overhauling a Broken System report.