Funding state-wide education isn’t cheap. But a well-funded early care and P-16 system has both direct benefits to students as well as indirect benefits to society. As we review impacts
Governor Newsom’s revised K-12 budget could foreshadow future problems for CA schools On May 12, Governor Newsom released an updated budget for 2023-24 fiscal year. The new budget proposal reflects
A new working paper from the Berkeley Institute for Young Americans analyzed California’s historical school district financial data to gain insights into why many of the state’s unified school districts became at-risk of financial insolvency during the Great Recession and its immediate aftermath.
California school districts are in a moment of uncertainty. While the state budget has been on solid footing for the last several years, the latest financial outlook from the Legislative Analyst’s
How does California fund its schools? Education finance in California has changed over time with a complex set of propositions, lawsuits, and laws that shape how California funds its K-12
California has made progress to increase overall state revenue for schools since 2002, and as of 2019 ranks in the top ten of all states for per pupil state revenues.
The sustainability of the state’s public education system is questioned in a new report from the Berkeley Institute for Young Americans. Part of the California 100 initiative, administered by the Goldman School of Public Policy, the report finds that long-term structural challenges in the state’s finance system, combined with flaws in education governance, threaten the long-term outlook of public education…
The sustainability of the state’s public education system is questioned in a new report from the Berkeley Institute for Young Americans. Part of the California 100 initiative, administered by the Goldman School of Public Policy, the report finds that long-term structural challenges in the state’s finance system, combined with flaws in education governance, threaten the long-term outlook of public education…
This research was partially funded by California 100, a statewide initiative focused on inspiring a vision and strategy for California’s next century that is innovative, sustainable, and equitable. About the
How Is Pension Spending Affecting U.S. School Districts? Summary State and local government decisions about how school funding is raised and allocated have profound impacts on American public education, and
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