Click here to see EdSource Today’s interactive graphic of the budget the Legislature passed Friday. The Legislature on Friday passed a $96.3 billion budget plan for the state that includes a shift in how California funds schools and contains significant funding for education. Schools and community colleges will receive $55.3 billion under the voter-approved school funding guarantee. The total is $1.2 billion less than schools received last fiscal year. However, the state has been paying off much of the Prop. 98 debt owed to schools for late payments in past years. Eliminating that debt will free up money for programmatic spending.
Going Deeper
- Adult ed, regional occupational center advocates satisfied with budget deal – for now
– June 13, 2013 - Early childhood advocates cheered by $55M in restored funding
– June 13, 2013 - Foster youth win big in California’s new budget
– June 13, 2013 - Michael Kirst, father of new school funding formula, looks back and at the work ahead
– June 12, 2013 - Adult ed, regional occupational centers, partnership academies get reprieve
– June 12, 2013 - It’s a deal: Brown, top lawmakers raise base funding in finance formula
– June 11, 2013
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Eric Premack 6 years ago6 years ago
Cool graphic. Would be interesting to show Department of Corrections and MediCal funding too.
navigio 6 years ago6 years ago
Prop 30 voter information guide:
“The revenue generated by the measure’s temporary tax increases would be included in the calculations of the Proposition 98 minimum guarantee—raising the guarantee by billions of dollars each year. A portion of the new revenues therefore would be used to support higher school funding, with the remainder helping to balance the state budget.
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navigio 6 years ago6 years ago
Perhaps I am being too subtle? From the piece above: "Proposition 98: Schools and community colleges will receive $55.3 billion under the voter-approved school funding guarantee. The total is $1.2 billion less than schools received last fiscal year." And according to one analysis done by John Mockler for prop 30, the prop 98 per pupil funding was supposed to increase from $7,955 in 12-13 to $8,130 in 13-14. ($9,126 in 14-15, $9,767 in 15-16 and $10,148 … Read More
Perhaps I am being too subtle? From the piece above:
“Proposition 98: Schools and community colleges will receive $55.3 billion under the voter-approved school funding guarantee. The total is $1.2 billion less than schools received last fiscal year.”
And according to one analysis done by John Mockler for prop 30, the prop 98 per pupil funding was supposed to increase from $7,955 in 12-13 to $8,130 in 13-14. ($9,126 in 14-15, $9,767 in 15-16 and $10,148 in 16-17).
In the words of Johnny Rotten, “Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?”