May Budget Revise
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Read EdSource Today's detailed coverage of the Gov. Brown's budget revision for education
- Gov's funding formula maintained, plus $1B for Common Core
- Community colleges get boost
- Adult ed proposal revised
- Early ed advocates disappointed
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District Budgets
School districts are the fiscal agents of California's public school system and as such they are responsible for using the funds the state and federal government provide to deliver educational services to the state's children.
This section provides information on how districts build and manage their budgets as well as the fiscal oversight requirements they must meet.
This table displays the federal categorical programs through which California receives funding and the amount of ongoing money received in 2010-11...
January 2011These tables show the categorical programs whose regulations are intact and those that have been reduced and made flexible through 2012-13.
January 2011This bar graph displays the K–12 education revenues from the state’s general fund for 2005-06 through 2010–11.
January 2011This graph compares the K–14 Proposition 98 funding estimates with actual funding levels from 2005–06 through 2011–12.
January 2011This table provides a list of education mandates that lawmakers eliminated, suspended, or modified in the 2010–11 budget.
January 2011This table lists the eight California-based organizations that won Investing in Innovation ("i3") grants.
December 2010This bar chart displays the passage rate of parcel taxes in recent elections.
December 2010This bar chart displays the passage rate of General Obligation bond measures in recent elections.
December 2010This bar chart displays the number of local education agencies with qualified or negative certifications in the second interim reporting period.
December 2010Related Publications
School Finance Highlights 2010-11
This free report summarizes the key decisions for K-12 education from the 2010-11 budget. January 2011 | Read More >
Challenging Times: California Schools Cope with Adversity and the Imperative To Do More
This free report examines the financial circumstances of California’s school districts and the...
December 2010 | Read More >
School Finance 2009–10: Budget Cataclysm and its Aftermath
This report describes the 2009-10 education budget, how California got into to such a difficult...
January 2010 | Read More >
California's Emerging Education Data System: A Status Report
This report discusses the current status of California’s education data system, including CALP...
October 2008 | Read More >
Keeping California School Districts Fiscally Healthy
This report summarizes findings from a study of financial management in California school districts....
April 2007 | Read More >
Q&A: The School District Budget Process
This Q&A discusses budget pressures facing school districts, the role of collective bargaining, ...
November 2006 | Read More >
See our Budget Calendar for a month-by-month overview of the budget cycle including legal deadlines, Education Code requirements, an outline of the budgeting process districts follow, and an overview of county office of education oversight responsibilities.