The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of Special Education “Disconnect”

Mar 1, 2017 - As a result, CDE has continued to initially prorate AB 602 funding levels downward (97  percent, 96  percent, and 97  percent of the 2014 ‑15, 2015 ‑16, and 2016 ‑17 statutory levels, respectively) for most SELPAs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3598

Snapshot of Internet Usage in Schools

Jan 13, 2015 - DataLINK contains information from 96 percent of schools statewide. The median speed of schools reporting is 100 Mbps, though speeds vary considerably. As shown in Figure 1, about 27 percent of schools report speeds 10 megabits or slower per second (Mbps) —typically associated with the slowest types of Internet infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3892

The 2017-18 Budget: Federal Funding For K-12 Education

Feb 15, 2017 - These services account for 96 percent of the $1.3  billion IDEA funding proposed for schools in 2017-18, with the state contributing an additional $3.8 billion. The remaining 4 percent of federal funding supports services for children birth through age three.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3564

The 2018-19 Budget: 2018-19 COLA for K-14 Education Programs

Apr 30, 2018 - The new COLA rate increases the cost of providing COLA for the LCFF by $96  million. New COLA Affects Costs for Other School and Community College Programs. As the figure shows, the Governor ’s budget includes a COLA for several other school and community college programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3816

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the May Revision Education Budget Proposals

May 14, 2018 - As part of the 2001 ‑02 May Revision, the administration revised its state population estimates as far back as 1995 ‑96. These revisions increased the 1995 ‑ 96 t hrough 1997 ‑ 98 m inimum guarantees by nearly $ 600 m illion, even though schools and community colleges had long since closed their books on these years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3834

A Historical Review of Proposition 98

Jan 18, 2017 - For example, in 2004, the state estimated it had a total outstanding settle –up obligation of $1.4  billion associated with increases in the minimum guarantees for 1995 –96 , 1996 –97 , 2002 –03 , and 2003 –04 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3526

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the May Revision Education Proposals

May 15, 2017 - Compared with the administration ’s estimates of property tax revenue, our estimates are $96  million (0.5  percent) higher in 2016 ‑17 and $169  million (0.8  percent) higher in 2017 ‑18. Differing assumptions about the revenue associated with the dissolution of redevelopment agencies explain most of this difference.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3670

The 2017-18 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 9, 2017 - In 2014, a survey with responses from 96  percent of California schools found 99  percent of schools had speeds greater than 1.5 megabits per second (mbps) —sufficient to test 75 students at one time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3549

Evaluation of the School District of Choice Program

Jan 27, 2016 - The 1993 legislation implemented the District of Choice program as a five –year pilot, with the first transfers taking effect for the 1995 –96 school year. The state extended the program for five more years in 1999, followed by additional extensions in 2004, 2007, 2009, and 2015.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3331

The 2017-18 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Proposition 98 Budget Package

Jan 13, 2017 - Given these proposed adjustments, the Governor estimates LCFF would be 96 percent funded in 2017-18, about the same percentage as in 2016-17. The administration continues to project LCFF will be fully funded by 2020-21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3530