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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