Narrowing California’s K-12 Student Achievement Gaps

Jan 31, 2020 - African American students, on average, miss much more school than other students. Twenty percent of African American students are chronically absent —meaning absent for 10  p ercent or more of the school year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4144

High School Career Technical Education [Publication Details]

Jan 29, 2020 - High School Career Technical Education [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4143

California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Funding by Program [EdBudget]

Jan 28, 2020 - These funds were attributed to the 2017-18 fiscal year. c The 2019-20 budget package also included $13.5 million in settle-up funds for this purpose. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/336

December 2019 Jobs Report [EconTax Blog]

Jan 27, 2020 - The growth of the health sector has been both fast and stable: it is the only sector to add jobs in every calendar year since 1991, and its growth rate has exceeded the statewide average growth rate in all but one year since 2001.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/431

SB 1 Has Doubled Major Source of State Funding for Local Streets and Roads

Jan 24, 2020 - The transportation improvement fee went into effect on January 1, 2018 and charges vehicle owners a registration fee that ranges from $25 to $175 based on the market value of the vehicle. The road improvement fee will begin July 1, 2020 and will charge an annual $100 vehicle registration fee on zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) model year 2020 and later.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142

Final Evaluation of Community College Bachelor’s Degree Pilot

Jan 24, 2020 - Although many programs indicated they expect enrollment to increase as interested students completed lower division requirements, the low enrollment levels after three or four years of operation suggests student demand for bachelor ’s degrees in the particular fields selected is limited.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4140

Funding for state and local air quality regulatory agencies. [Ballot]

Jan 24, 2020 - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revises the standards every five years and designates areas that do not meet the standards. Areas that do not meet the standar ds are considered “nonattainment ” areas, which range from marginal to extreme nonattainment.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-032

SB 1 Has Doubled Major Source of State Funding for Local Streets and Roads [Publication Details]

Jan 24, 2020 - SB 1 Has Doubled Major Source of State Funding for Local Streets and Roads [Publication Details] SB 1 Has Doubled Major Source of State Funding for Local Streets and Roads Format: Description: SB 1 has increased state funding for local streets and roads by $1.3 billion—a doubling of the previous level of shared revenues—with additional revenue increases projected in current and future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4142

The 2020-21 Budget: School District Budget Trends [Publication Details]

Jan 21, 2020 - The 2020-21 Budget: School District Budget Trends [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4136

The 2020-21 Budget: School District Budget Trends

Jan 21, 2020 - Most of these charter schools are not unionized, with the management of these schools determining salaries and other terms of employment. In contrast, the remaining 25  p ercent of charter schools have a closer relationship to their authorizing school districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4136