The Bilingual Education Program: A Sunset Review [Publication Details]

Jun 1, 1986 - This report is submitted pursuant to the "sunset" review procedures enacted by Chapter 1270, Statutes of 1983 (Senate Bill 1155). Chapter I of this report provides the history of the bilingual education program, including judicial decisions and state and federal requirements affecting bilingual education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/432

Education of Foster Youth in California [Publication Details]

May 28, 2009 - Seventy-five percent of California foster youth perform below grade level standards, and by third grade 83 percent of foster youth have had to repeat a grade. We believe the state and local programs must reprioritize the way existing funds are spent in order to improve educational opportunities for foster youth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2069

The California Teacher Trainee Program: A Review [Publication Details]

Mar 1, 1987 - Several studies have indicated that, in the next five to ten years, the State of California will experience a significant shortage of qualified teachers. Last year, in the Analysis of the 1986-87 Budget Bill, we reported on projections of the teacher shortage, and outlined a number of alternatives available to the Legislature to increase the supply of teachers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/437

Trends in K-12 Education Funding [Publication Details]

Mar 1, 1995 - While California school districts are supported primarily from Proposition 98 funds (state funds and local property taxes), they also receive considerable support from other sources. Below, we discuss K-12 education funding from all sources, first as proposed in the 1995-96 Governor's Budget and then over the past ten-year period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3079

Update California - Trends in K-12 Education Funding [Publication Details]

Mar 1, 1995 - While California school districts are supported primarily from Proposition 98 funds (state funds and local property taxes), they also receive considerable support from other sources. In this report, we discuss K-12 education funding from all sources, first as proposed in the 1995-96 Governor's Budget and then over the past ten-year period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2910

Proposition 98 [Publication Details]

Feb 1, 1991 - Proposition 98 provides K-12 schools and community colleges with a constitutionally guaranteed minimum level of funding in 1988-89 and thereafter. Under the provisions of this measure, funding requirements for K-14 education programs are determined using a series of complex calculations based on factors related to both workload-based needs and state revenue availability.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/450

Improving Services For Migrant Students [Publication Details]

Feb 15, 2006 - The Migrant Education Program is a federally funded program that provides supplemental education services to migrant children. This report reviews the state’s implementation of the program. We find that the state could better target resources and better serve migrant students by implementing a comprehensive package of reforms.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1379

Special Education in California: A Sunset Review [Publication Details]

Dec 1, 1986 - This report is submitted pursuant to the "sunset" review procedures enacted by Chapter 1270, Statutes of 1983 (Senate Bill 1155). Chapter I of this report provides background information on the special education program. Chapter II contains our comments on the findings made by the State Department of Education (SDE) in its sunset review report.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/465

The Educational Technology Local Assistance Program: A Sunset Review [Publication Details]

Aug 1, 1988 - This report is submitted pursuant to the "sunset" review procedures enacted by Chapter 1270, Statutes of 1983 (Senate Bill 1155). Chapter I of this report provides a description of the Educational Technology program, including a summary of its funding history.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/445

Year-Round School Incentive Programs: An Evaluation [Publication Details]

Apr 1, 1990 - This report is submitted pursuant to Chapter 886, Statutes of 1986 (SB 327, Leroy Greene). Chapter 886, the Greene-Hughes School Facilities Act of 1986, made numerous changes and additions to the state's school facilities aid program. One such provision established a financial incentive payment program for qualified school districts operating year-round schools because of overcrowding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/453