The 2009 Selected Readings is now available as an e-textbook for $30. Contact Peg Austin at 650-917-9481 or e-mail edsource@edsource.org if you are a professor and would like a desk copy. Printed versions are available for $50.

Selected Readings on California School Finance 2009

This textbook is a compilation of the most popular EdSource publications related to school finance and school district budgeting. It is updated each December to include the most recent information available. 

This anthology of EdSource reports includes:

• A Chronology of School Finance
• The Basics of California’s School Finance System
• School Finance 2008-09
• Understanding School District Budgets
• Keeping California's School Districts Fiscally Healthy
• How California Compares
• Trends and Comparisons in California School Finance
• How Much Is Enough? Funding California's Public Schools
• Rethinking How California Funds Its Schools
• Selected Summaries from the "Getting Down to Facts"
  Research Project
• A Glossary of School Finance Terms
• Data Guides

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