The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 98 Analysis

Feb 13, 2019 - From November 2002 t hrough January 2018, voters approved $ 134  b illion in local general obligation bonds for schools, of which $ 53  b illion remains unspent. In addition to generating funding through local bonds, schools have raised more than $ 11  b illion from fees charged on residential and commercial development since 1998.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3930

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 98 Outlook

Nov 14, 2018 - For 2019 ‑20, our outlook assumes K ‑12 attendance declines 0. 04  p ercent, which slightly offsets the cost of providing COLA. After accounting for this slight downward adjustment, we estimate COLA to cost $2. 3  b illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3897

A Historical Review of Proposition 98

Jan 18, 2017 - The state has funded some financial aid, such as stipends for teachers and instructional aides, with Proposition  98 funds but funded other forms of financial aid, such as the Cal Grant T program and the Assumption Program of Loans for Education, with non –Proposition  98 funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3526

Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program

Feb 1, 2021 - When we examined individual districts with at leas t 5 0 t ransfer students, the share of female students ranged fro m 4 0  p ercent t o 6 0  p ercent. These results are similar to our previous findings based o n 2 014 ‑ 15 d ata.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4329

History of Special Education Funding in California

Feb 27, 2018 - (In this section. we exclude special education funding for infants and t oddlers, which we cover in depth in our report, Evaluating California’s System for Serving Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3764

The 2020-21 Budget: Governor’s Computer Science Proposals

Mar 10, 2020 - These schools have a slightly lower share of low-income students (53  percent) than the statewide average (57  percent). Research suggests rural schools are less likely to offer computer science courses compared to those in urban areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4198

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

May 14, 2018 - Home prices ticked up from 7 p ercent in 2016 t o 8 p ercent in 2017 and have grown at a 9 p ercent annual rate thus far in 2018. In addition, residential building permits increased from 101, 000 i n 2016 t o 113, 000 i n 2017 and are on pace to be above 2017 l evels thus far in 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3834

The 2018-19 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 7, 2018 - In addition, federal law requires states to assess students in science at least once during: ( 1)  g rades 3 t hrough 5, ( 2)  g rades 6  t hrough 9, and ( 3)  g rades 10 t hrough 12. States also are required to assess the English proficiency of English learners each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3741

An Overview of Internet in Schools

Jan 7, 2015 - For example, a large school site using DSL might have a copper telephone line owned by AT &T running from outside the school site to a central distribution point on the school premises. From the central distribution point, AT &T ’s copper telephone wires would run to each building and, within each building, copper wiring would run to each classroom.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3893

The 2020-21 Budget: School District Budget Trends

Jan 21, 2020 - Key developments explaining the growth in non ‑Proposition   98 funding include ( 1)  t he state ’s increasing contributions to school pension and facility costs (both funded outside of Proposition   98), ( 2)  t he reduced vote threshold and additional authority school districts gained in the early 2000s to raise certain local revenues, and ( 3)  a higher level of federal involvement in education as compared with the 1980s.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4136