2008 Forum Video: State Budget
Reality Check: Education Budget Projections, Proposals, & Opportunities
Speakers:
- Presenter: Elizabeth Hill, California Legislative Analyst, explains the governor's proposed budget cuts as well as the LAO's own counter proposals and projections. She also answers audience questions.
Video:
In addition to this discussion, the Forum included the following sessions:
- Session #1: Interventions
- Session #2: Data
- Session #4: Finance Reform
Presentation Slides:
- Click here to see Elizabeth Hill's presentation slides.
Resources Related to 2008-09 Budget Data:
California's Education Budget
- Budget and Funding
This impartial analysis describes Gov. Schwarzenegger's proposed budget for 2008-09 and outlines the immediate impacts it is expected to have on California school districts. It also links to the Legislative Analyst's Office analyses of the budget. - Finance System
This section describes how the state's education system is funded, including revenues, allocations, and expenditures. It provides a history of California school finance. - School Finance Highlights 2007-08
This two-page summary focuses on the money budgeted for schools in the 2007-08 fiscal year, including challenges facing districts and the state as well as funding projections in the near future. - California Department of Finance
The DOF posts the state budget and other official documents. - Legislative Analyst's Office
The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office provides annual analyses of budget proposals and final decisions, and this year has released an alternative proposal for the K-14 budget.
Click here to find substantive background resources related to all the topics discussed at the 2008 Forum.
Other Forum Links:
Click here to go to the main Forum page.
