Education

School Facilities

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April 9, 2019 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance

Overview of California Community Colleges Strong Workforce Program

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April 9, 2019 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance

School Facilities

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March 28, 2019 - Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee Subcommittee No. 1 on Education

Early Education Budget Proposals

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March 26, 2019 - Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance

Overview of Child Care and Preschool Programs

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March 26, 2019 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance

Overview of College Savings Accounts

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March 26, 2019 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance

Overview of Proposition 98 Budget Proposals

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March 14, 2019 - Presented to: Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Education

Overview of Charter Schools in California

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March 12, 2019 - Presented to: Charter Task Force

CalSTRS Pension Proposals

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March 12, 2019 - Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance

Overview of the Academic Accountability System for School Districts

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March 12, 2019 - Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance

Overview of Education Proposals

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March 7, 2019 - Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education

Overview of Proposition 98 Budget and Early Education Proposals

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March 5, 2019 - Presented to:Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance

The 2019-20 Budget: Governor's Proposals for Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs

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February 28, 2019 - In this report, we evaluate three Governor's budget proposals related to early intervention services for infants and toddlers with special needs. These include: (1) $60 million ongoing (split between Proposition 56 tobacco tax revenues and federal Medicaid funding) to provide supplemental payments to physicians who screen children covered by Medi-Cal for developmental delays, (2) four new positions (at a cost of $446,000 General Fund) to increase state oversight of Regional Center early intervention services, and (3) possible forthcoming trailer bill language to improve transitions for children aging out of early intervention services and into preschool special education. We recommend rejecting the proposed supplemental payments and approving the other two proposals and further recommend the Legislature consider broader reforms to address longstanding weaknesses in the state's early intervention system.

Update (3/4/19): Figure 3 totals adjusted.

Child Care and Preschool: Overview of Programs

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February 20, 2019 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance and Assembly Education Committee

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 98 Analysis

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February 13, 2019 - In this report, we analyze the Governor’s Proposition 98 budget package. The first four sections of the report focus on the architecture of the Proposition 98 budget, with an overview of the new Proposition 98 spending the Governor proposes, an assessment of the Governor’s estimates of the Proposition 98 minimum guarantee, a discussion of several factors that could affect the Legislature’s Proposition 98 budget planning in the coming months, and an assessment of the Governor’s proposal relating to Proposition 98 true‑ups. We dedicate the five remaining sections of the report to examining the Governor’s major proposals involving K‑12 education. Specifically, we analyze his proposals for (1) the Local Control Funding Formula, (2) special education, (3) county offices of education, (4) education mandates, and (5) school facilities.

(2/14/19 -- Adjusted when Proposition 51 funding would be exhausted given proposed pace of bond sales.)