Staff
- Sara Cortez
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(916) 319-8348
Special Education, Preschool, Child Nutrition, and Facilities - 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 Community Colleges - Michael Alferes
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(916) 319-8338
Local Control Funding Formula, Charter Schools, Alternative Schools, High School Career Technical Education - Natalie Gonzalez
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(916) 319-8320
California State University, Student Financial Aid - Dylan Hawksworth-Lutzow
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(916) 319-8308
Child Care, Expanded Learning, Teachers, and Education Technology - 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 - Florence Bouvet
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(916) 319-8310
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CalSTRS Funding: An Update
May 5, 2017 - The CalSTRS board recently acted to change assumptions used to estimate its unfunded liabilities, including the key assumption about future investment returns--sometimes referred to as the "discount rate." These and other recent developments have eroded CalSTRS' funding situation. This brief details these changes and describes how they will affect the state, school and community college districts, and teachers
Overview of Adult Education
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May 2, 2017 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
Update on COLA for K-14 Education Programs
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April 28, 2017 - On April 28, 2017, the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis released updated information that affects the cost-of-living adjustment for certain school and community college programs. In this post, we describe the new information and its implications for school funding.
Local Control Funding Formula
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April 20, 2017 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education
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
Teacher Workforce
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March 21, 2017 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
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.
K-12 Education Mandates
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March 9, 2017 - Presented to: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education
Local Control Funding Formula for County Offices of Education
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March 7, 2017 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
Update on Changes to School Accountability System
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March 7, 2017 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
Overview of Local Control Funding Formula and K-12 Pension Costs
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March 7, 2017 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
Overview of Proposition 98 Budget Proposals
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March 2, 2017 - Presented to: Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Education Finance