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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Federal Laws and Policies
Although the state has ultimate responsibility for educating its students, the federal government also plays a major role in shaping education policy.
Federal laws and policies are generally aimed at supporting students who are disadvantaged in some way, such as low-income students, English learners, and students with disabilities. This section talks about those laws and their impact on California education policy. It also provides basic information about the extra funding and new programs created in 2009 by the federal stimulus, also known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Bar chart showing the percent of schools that met AYP goals from 2005–06 through 2009–10.
May 2011This table displays the federal categorical programs through which California receives funding and the amount of ongoing money received in 2010-11...
January 2011This table lists the eight California-based organizations that won Investing in Innovation ("i3") grants.
December 2010Bar chart showing the percent of schools that met AYP goals from 2004–05 through 2008–09.
April 2010The tables on this page list state and federal categorical programs for 2007-08 and 2009-10.
January 2010This chart describes the various stimulus grants and their impact on each of four reform areas. It is excerpted from our report "The New Federal...
October 2009These charts show the number of elementary, middle, and high schools in Title I and PI from the 2003-04 school year to the 2010-11 school year, as wel...
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