Staff
- Jackie Barocio
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(916) 319-8333
Child Care, Expanded Learning, School Facilities, and Teachers - Sara Cortez
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(916) 319-8348
Special Education, Preschool, and Child Nutrition - Kenneth Kapphahn
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(916) 319-8339
Proposition 98, School District Budgets, School Transportation - Lisa Qing
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(916) 319-8306
California State University, Student Financial Aid - Paul Steenhausen
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(916) 319-8303
California Community Colleges - Ian Klein
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(916) 319-8336
University of California; College of the Law, San Francisco; California State Library - Michael Alferes
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(916) 319-8338
Local Control Funding Formula, Charter Schools, Alternative Schools, High School Career Technical Education - Edgar Cabral
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(916) 319-8343
Deputy Legislative Analyst: K-12 Education - Jennifer Pacella
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(916) 319-8332
Deputy Legislative Analyst: Higher Education
Publications
Education
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Child Care and Preschool: Overview of Programs and Budget Proposals
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April 6, 2017 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review—Subcommittee No. 1 on Education and Senate Budget and Fiscal Review—Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services
Child Care and Preschool: Overview of Programs and Budget Proposals
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April 4, 2017 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
Programs to Improve Quality of Child Care and Preschool
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April 4, 2017 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
Child Care and Preschool: Governor’s Policy Proposals
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April 4, 2017 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
The 2017-18 Budget: Update on Per Capita Personal Income
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March 30, 2017 - On March 28, 2017, the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis released updated data on personal income. In this post, we describe the new data and the implications for school funding.
The 2017-18 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance
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March 30, 2017 - In early March of 2017, the California Department of Education certified initial average daily attendance data for 2016-17. In this post, we describe how the state tracks attendance and discuss the implications for Proposition 98 and school funding.
Teacher Workforce
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March 30, 2017 - Presented to Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Education Finance
School Facilities
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March 30, 2017 - Presented to: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education Finance
California Community Colleges: Effects of Increases in Noncredit Course Funding Rates
March 30, 2017 - In this report, we assess the effects of recent changes in state funding rates on California Community Colleges (CCC) noncredit courses, and recommend that the Legislature explore four key issues moving forward. We believe that by addressing the appropriate funding rates for noncredit instruction, the respective roles and definitions of credit and noncredit instruction, the accessibility of such instruction across the state, and the system the state has for measuring the effectiveness of noncredit and adult education, the Legislature could improve significantly the effectiveness of noncredit and adult education in California over the coming years.
The 2017-18 Budget: California Community Colleges
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March 23, 2017 - Presented to: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education
Overview of Adult Education
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March 23, 2017 - Presented to: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education
Overview of Student Loan Marketplace
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March 22, 2017 - Presented to: Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee
Teacher Workforce
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March 21, 2017 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of Child Care and Preschool Proposals
March 16, 2017 - In this report, we analyze the Governor’s child care and preschool proposals. The report has six main sections. In the first section, we provide background on child care and preschool programs in California. In the second section, we provide an overview of the Governor’s child care and preschool proposals. In the third section, we analyze the Governor’s preschool proposals and make associated recommendations. In the following two sections, we provide in‑depth analyses of (1) the state’s various quality improvement activities and (2) Alternative Payment agencies, which administer certain child care programs. The final section consists of a summary of the recommendations we make throughout the report.
The 2017-18 Budget: Bus Driver Training Program
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March 10, 2017 - Our office recently released a brief, The 2017-18 Budget: Governor’s Criminal Fine and Fee Proposals, which provides information about the various programs affected by the steady decline in criminal fine and fee revenue deposited into the State Penalty Fund since 2008-09. This post provides more detailed information about the Bus Driver Training Program, one of the affected programs.