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Californians upbeat on education budget, poll finds
Californians are expressing a long-lost sentiment: optimism. A new survey by the Public Policy Institute of California found growing support for Gov. Brown, for his education finance proposal and for making it easier for local communities to pass parcel taxes to help fund their schools. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Finance, Funding and Taxation, Jerry Brown, Legislature, Bills, Reporting & Analysis, Research, State Budget, Taxes, Weighted Student Funding (Local Control Funding Formula)
First sign of better times for schools under Prop 30
Deferred payments to California schools and community colleges will fall to their lowest level in five years this academic year, and repayments for previous deferrals are starting sooner than expected. Instead of waiting until January, the state will pay back $1.57 billion it borrowed from K-12 schools next week, and the $300 million owed to community colleges is all scheduled to arrive this Friday rather than half this month and half next. “It’s yet another indicator … Read entire article »
Filed under: 2012 election, Community Colleges, Featured, Funding and Taxation, Jerry Brown, Reporting & Analysis, Revenue and taxes, State Budget
Prop 38 sponsor says ed initiative will upset polls
Confident that Californians will tax themselves to send more money to their local schools, Molly Munger is preparing for “a big air war” – extensive TV advertising to persuade voters to pass Proposition 38. The Los Angeles attorney is bankrolling the “other” education initiative, one that would raise personal income taxes by $10 billion to fund K-12 and early childhood education. From the start of the campaign, Munger’s initiative has been trailing in the polls behind … Read entire article »
Filed under: 2012 election, Featured, Funding and Taxation, Initiatives, Jerry Brown, Reporting & Analysis, Revenue and taxes
Despite perilous finances, state laws help schools avert insolvency
Despite having to endure the worst economic crisis in almost a century, only a small number of school districts in California are officially designated as financially troubled. In a report issued by the California Department of Education, seven districts — including Inglewood Unified near Los Angeles, Paso Robles Joint Unified in San Luis Obispo County, and Vallejo City Unified north of San Francisco — have received a “negative certfication,” meaning that “based on current projections” a school district … Read entire article »
Filed under: Reporting & Analysis
Schools face ongoing challenges despite recent budget reprieve
Despite largely escaping the mid-year “trigger” cuts, many school districts are still struggling to cope with the accumulated effect of budget cuts over the past three years. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Reporting & Analysis
Shifting state budget puts stress on schools
California schools in recent years have been coping with uncertain revenue projections and shifting state budgets, with each new budget benchmark lasting only a few months. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Reporting & Analysis
Schools, the May Revision, and the budget deficit explained
May 14th, 2012 | 2 Comments
By School Services of California, Inc. ~ EdSource Today
Governor Jerry Brown yesterday rolled out the May Revision to his 2012-13 State Budget proposal to address the now $15.7 billion deficit. He proposed to close the budget gap through a $4.1 billion increase in cuts to state employee compensation, welfare, health care, higher education, courts, and other government programs, for a total of $8.3 billion in cuts. … Read entire article »
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