Brown’s funding plan faces vigorous review – and speed bump - by John...
The chair of the Assembly Education Committee turned Gov. Jerry Brown’s comprehensive plan for education finance reform into bill form Thursday, ensuring that all aspects will get an extensive review,...
View ArticleApples to apples comparison of Brown’s funding formula - by John Fensterwald
Twenty-two of the 50 largest districts in the state would receive more money under Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed K-12 funding formula when it’s fully funded, potentially in seven years, while 28...
View ArticleSchool funding will be focus, source of contention, of Brown’s revised budget...
Gov. Jerry Brown Democrats in the Legislature may find themselves at odds with Gov. Jerry Brown on two issues that will factor large when Brown reveals his revised state budget Tuesday: how to spend...
View ArticleBrown 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,...
View ArticleAssembly adds its version of school finance reform to the mix - by John...
Senate Democrats adopt rosier revenue projections of LAO The Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee on Friday adopted Senate Democrats’ alternative to Gov. Jerry Brown’s Local Control Funding...
View ArticlePoll showing strong voter support for revised budget - by John Fensterwald
Voter support is giving Gov. Jerry Brown a tailwind as he heads into negotiations over the state budget and school finance reform with the Legislature. A new poll by the Public Policy Institute of...
View ArticlePotential weaknesses in new school funding law demand attention - by Louis...
Louis Freedberg There are great expectations that the historic – and necessary – reforms of California’s outdated and opaque school financing system signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown this summer will...
View ArticleSome sober words for school boards amid predictions of plenty - by John...
For the first time since the Great Recession, school districts are getting more money this year from the state; some – big beneficiaries of the new Local Control Funding Formula – are getting a lot....
View ArticleMore money, no tuition hikes for state colleges and universities - by Kathryn...
The governor’s budget proposal calls for increased funding for colleges and universities and a moratorium on tuition increases. Credit: Foothill College Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget proposal boosts...
View ArticleIn revised budget, Gov. Brown details costly 30-year plan to fix teacher...
Gov. Brown points to a chart showing the possible insolvency of the CalSTRS pension fund for teachers and administrators in 30 years unless the state, teachers and school districts contribute more...
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