Math and Science Education for the California Workforce: It Starts with K–12
This report looks at current projections for California's workforce needs in serveral important science, technology, engineering, and math fields.
January 2008 | Read More >
California's Charter Schools: 2008 Performance Update
Do charter schools perform better than traditional public schools? Our fourth annual analysis of California's charter schools revisits this quest...
June 2008 | Read More >
Raising African American Student Achievement: California Goals, Local Outcomes
This report looks at how California's African American students are doing academically.
May 2008 | Read More >
NAEP and the California Standards Tests: A Case of Apples and Oranges
This report explores some of the factors that explain why the NAEP and CST tests yield different but valuable portraits of student achievement.
May 2008 | Read More >
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2008 General Election
Education-related resources and information for the November 4 election.
New Profile Reports
School, district, and state profile data for 2007-08 are now on Ed-Data. See the Profile Reports to find a school's enrollment, average class size, and more. Ed-Data website >
School Finance
The State has a 2008-09 BudgetThe Legislature and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger have agreed on a budget after the longest delay in California history. With that news, school district officials breathed a sigh of relief as they were at last able to finalize their spending plans for 2008–09.
This section of our website explains how state and local finances are related and reports on funding levels for California’s public schools.
Budget & FundingGet background on the proposed and revised budgets for 2008-09. Also get answers to frequently asked questions about education funding in California.
Finance SystemLearn how California's school finance system works and how it evolved.
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