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Education Week
School Finance
February 28, 2017

How does California rank in per-pupil spending? It all depends

By one often-cited study, it's 46th in the nation, by another, 22nd; methodology matters.

John Fensterwald
School Finance
March 23, 2015

Proposition 30 closes spending gap between state and nation

Gap closes by more than 60 percent, data shows.

John Fensterwald
Early Learning
January 7, 2015

Report gives state low marks on preschool

California ranks well above other states in preschool and kindergarten enrollment, but still ranks 45th overall in its efforts to support the education of its youngest children, according to a report by Education Week released today.

Susan Frey
School Finance
January 7, 2015

Report: State no longer at bottom in spending

Education Week’s annual state rankings on K-12 education had welcome, though outdated, news for California: No longer rock-bottom, California moved from 50th to 46th in per-student state spending in 2011-12, the latest data cited.

John Fensterwald