Compromises Reached on School Funding Reform
Read EdSource Today's coverage of compromise on Gov. Brown's school finance reform plan.
- Adult ed, regional occupational center advocates satisfied with budget deal – for now
- June 13, 2013 - Early childhood advocates cheered by $55M in restored funding
- June 13, 2013 - Foster youth win big in California’s new budget
- June 13, 2013 - Michael Kirst, father of new school funding formula, looks back and at the work ahead
- June 12, 2013 - Adult ed, regional occupational centers, partnership academies get reprieve
- June 12, 2013 - It’s a deal: Brown, top lawmakers raise base funding in finance formula
- June 11, 2013
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2008 Forum
Big Visions and Hard Realities: What We Can Do Now
Friday, April 18, 2008Palo Alto, California
Hopes that 2008 would be the "Year of Education" in California have definitely been dashed by the state's budget crisis. We know now what the "hard reality" looks like: $500 million in cuts to education in this current year and a proposal to cut more than $4 billion in 2008-09.
But even facing this grave budget situation, those who care about education continue to think about how to improve our schools, especially the schools that are really struggling. The EdSource Forum program was designed to advance the dialogue on several crucial school issues.
Videos and Presentation Slides of Forum Sessions:
- Session #1: Interventions
Speakers: Andrew Calkins, Susan Burr, and Randolph Ward - Session #2: Data
Speakers: Jay Pfeiffer, Joel Montero, and Gavin Payne - Session #3: 2008-09 Budget
Speaker: Elizabeth Hill - Session #4: Finance Reform
Speakers: Goodwin Liu, Michael Kirst, Kevin Gordon, Richard Simpson, and John Mockler
Other Resources:
Click here for a comprehensive list of the Forum speakers.
Click here to find substantive background resources related to all the topics discussed at the 2008 Forum.