School District Financial Condition [Publication Details]

Feb 24, 2005 - The state continues to have inequities in revenue limit (general purpose) funding across school districts. We recommend an approach to address both of the problems, allowing declining enrollment districts to increase their per pupil revenue limit until they reach the equalization target.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1276

School District Financial Condition [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - These included low general purpose reserves, internal borrowing from self-insurance funds, and falling state revenues due to declining enrollment. We also discussed the long-term challenge created by new accounting requirements on retiree health benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1450

Special Education [Publication Details]

Feb 19, 2003 - Special Education [Publication Details] Description: 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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/978

Integration of State and Federal Accountability Programs [Publication Details]

May 6, 2003 - Integration of State and Federal Accountability Programs [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/1027

New Funding Model for Special Education - A Preliminary Report [Publication Details]

Jan 1, 1995 - 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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2937

Integration of State and Federal Accountability Programs [Publication Details]

Apr 21, 2003 - Integration of State and Federal Accountability Programs [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/1021

Assessing California's Charter Schools [Publication Details]

Jan 20, 2004 - Assessing California's Charter Schools [Publication Details] HTML Description: We recommend that the Legislature (1) remove the cap on the number of charter schools that may operate in the state, (2) restructure the charter school categorical block grant, (3) strengthen charter school oversight by permitting school districts to opt out of charter authorizing, allowing for
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1071

Charter School Operations and Performance: Evidence from California (RAND Policy Brief) [Publication Details]

Jul 14, 2003 - Charter schools generally do as well as traditional public schools in fostering reading and mathematics achievement even though they receive fewer state funds and employ fewer teachers with full state credentials, according to a report prepared by RAND. The LAO contracted with RAND to perform this evaluation, which was required by Chapter 34, Statutes of 1998 (AB 544, Lempert). See http://www.lao.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1034

Teacher Quality [Publication Details]

Feb 18, 2004 - This would allow the state to retain its focus on teacher quality while simultaneously allowing school districts to pool their existing resources and use them more strategically. To ensure that the greater flexibility provided through a teacher quality block grant is balanced with greater accountability, we also recommend the Legislature develop a comprehensive teacher information system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1134

The Impact of SB 740 on California’s Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools (RAND Corporation) [Publication Details]

Feb 16, 2005 - Compared to the state’s existing “threshold” funding approach, RAND suggests the state use a more holistic funding determination process that still could detect possible financial wrong-doing without triggering automatic funding cuts for schools that might have reasonable justifications for their different expenditure patterns.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1288