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Q&A: The Basics of California's School Finance System

January 2009

2 pages

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In a state as large and complex as California, education financing can become as complicated as rocket science. This two-page Q&A, updated in January 2009,  provides a brief, easy-to-understand explanation of California's school finance system and introduces the issues of its adequacy and equity. 

This Q&A is also available in Spanish: Preguntas y Respuestas: Los conceptos básicos del sistema financiero de las escuelas de California