2007 Resource Cards on California Schools
March 2007
Our resource cards are compact and easy to use. With an index, and separate sections that cover related topics, these cards give you fingertip access to the latest information about California’s public education system. The final three cards provide information about higher education.
Table of Contents:
Finance Data
- Categorical Aid
- Categorical Programs: State
- Categorical Programs/NCLB: Federal
- Facilities
- Local Elections: General Obligation Bonds
- Local Elections: Parcel Taxes
- Rankings for California
- Total Revenues for Education
Finance and General Background
Finance Background
- Budget Calendar
- Proposition 13 & Gann Limit
- Proposition 98
- Revenue Limits for School Districts
- Revenues for School Districts (Other Sources)
- School Finance Chronology
General Background
- Charter Schools
- Class Size Reduction
- Data Collection & Reporting
- Governance of Public Schools
- Instructional Materials
- Special Education
Performance/Students
Performance
- Academic Performance Index (API)
- High School Exit Exam
- High School Graduation
- No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
- Program Improvement/Interventions
- Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program
- STAR data
Students
- English Learners
- Enrollments
- Student Demographics
Staffing/Higher Education
Staffing
- Administrators in California
- Collective Bargaining
- Teacher Credential Requirements
- Teacher Demographics
Higher Education
- College Eligibility
- College Enrollments
- Community Colleges