Perspectives on Governor Brown’s budget - by EdSource staff
The following are excerpts from statements issued by education leaders or from comments made in interviews with EdSource K-12 Schools I strongly support the student-weighted formula for determining how...
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With more money to spend, Brown launches K-12 funding reform - by John...
Gov. Jerry Brown yesterday proposed an unfamiliar budget for public education in the state – one with actual increases. His 2013-14 spending plan for K-12 schools includes a revision of his plan to...
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California drops to 49th in school spending in annual Ed Week report - by...
California tumbled two more spots, to 49th in the nation in per-pupil spending, in Education Week’s latest annual Quality Counts report, released last week. The ranking, which includes Washington,...
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LAO has ‘serious concerns’ with governor’s Prop. 98 calculation - by Kathryn...
The State Legislative Analyst’s Office is calling into question the legality of Gov. Brown’s proposal to count new revenue from Proposition 39 toward funding for education. In a report released...
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LAO would cut money from basic aid districts, other programs Brown would...
The Legislative Analyst’s Office has added its endorsement of Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal for sweeping school finance reform, praising the simplicity and clarity of Brown’s funding formula and the...
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Worst is over: Sharp decline in districts in financial straits - by John...
The number of school districts in financial distress has fallen significantly after cresting last year, according to a state report released Monday. Qualified (in yellow) certifications and negative...
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Brown commits $1 billion for Common Core, sticks with funding formula - by...
Gov. Jerry Brown proposed Tuesday to direct all of the extra $2.8 billion in revenue that the state expects to receive this year to K-12 schools and community colleges, mostly for one-time uses,...
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Fewer school districts in financial trouble - by Kathryn Baron
The number of California school districts facing financial distress has fallen by more than 50 percent, down to 92 from 188 a year ago, according to figures released Tuesday by the State Department of...
View ArticleNo year’s delay: Deal likely on school finance reform, Steinberg says - by...
The Senate has dropped its call for a year’s delay in implementing Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan for sweeping K-12 finance reform, making it likely a deal over Brown’s Local Control Funding Formula will be...
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Schools rising from budget depths, EdSource report finds - by John Fensterwald
With the passage of Proposition 30 and implementation of a new funding system channeling more money to most districts this fall, the 2012-13 school year will be the base for measuring how well schools...
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