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Rainy Day Fund
Covid-19
March 26, 2020

$31 billion in federal coronavirus relief coming soon to schools, college students and universities

The money for education is a small piece of a record $2 trillion in coronavirus relief but vitally needed as a recession looms in California.

John Fensterwald
School Finance
May 10, 2019

Teacher shortage, early education targeted in Gov. Newsom’s California budget revision

Newsom proposes funding for subsidized childcare, disabled students and a loan program for special education, math and science teachers.

John Fensterwald
Legislation
September 17, 2015

Coalition fighting cap on budget reserves stumbles

The groups disagreed over a proposed compromise.

John Fensterwald
School Finance
December 1, 2014

Districts press to repeal cap on reserves

The California School Boards Association wasted no time in reissuing its call for the Legislature to repeal the cap on school districts’ budget reserves, which the association calls fiscally irresponsible.

John Fensterwald
Elections and Education
November 5, 2014

Voters pass Prop. 2, strengthen rainy day fund

Along with re-electing Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday, voters awarded him one of his campaign priorities: strengthening the state budget’s rainy day fund. Proposition 2 passed easily.

John Fensterwald
School Finance
October 22, 2014

Support for Prop. 2 inching toward 50 percent

Voter support for Proposition 2, a new version of a state budget rainy day fund, is increasing but is still shy of the majority backing that Gov. Jerry Brown will need to pass his signature ballot measure, according to a new poll.

John Fensterwald
Elections and Education
October 7, 2014

Education groups withhold support of rainy day fund

Gov. Jerry Brown won’t have key education groups helping him make the case to voters for a bigger and more restrictive state rainy day fund. The most he can count on is they won’t actively campaign against it.

John Fensterwald
Elections and Education
July 21, 2014

Initiatives you won't see on November ballot

Earlier this year, the secretary of state’s office gave sponsors of six proposed education-related ballot measures the go-ahead to collect the 505,000 signatures each needed to appear on the November ballot. None qualified.

John Fensterwald