School Finance

January 9, 2018

Gov. Brown proposes ambitious education agenda in his final state budget

Infusion of revenue for K-12 should enable him to finish paying for Local Control Funding Formula ahead of schedule.

December 3, 2017

24 ideas for improving the Local Control Funding Formula

EdSource sought the advice of experts, advocates and observers; common themes emerged on improving Gov. Jerry Brown's landmark law.

December 3, 2017

Jerry Brown's dilemma: fix school funding formula now or watch others do it later

Many praise the formula's ambitious goals but criticize its burdensome documentation requirements, inadequate funding and the lack of fiscal transparency.

November 15, 2017

Legislative Analyst predicts healthy state revenues for California schools, community colleges

Gov. Brown could fully fund the Local Control Funding Formula ahead of schedule, with $2.5 billion to spare.

September 14, 2017

Los Angeles Unified settles lawsuit over funding for 'high-needs' students

The district agrees to provide an additional $150 million to 50 high-needs schools.

September 7, 2017

'Friendly critic' of California's school district reforms issues warning

Michael Fullan says the state has pursued the 'right drivers' with, so far, a flawed implementation.

June 29, 2017

Trump's proposed cuts to education funding create friction in charter school community

By insisting charter schools are public schools, charter advocates are distancing themselves from Trump's proposed cuts to federal funding for public schools.

June 20, 2017

How the 2017-18 funding increase for California education will be spent

Use EdSource's interactive budget map to see where new education funds are being allocated in California's 2017-18 budget.

Justin Allen, Daniel J. Willis, And John Fensterwald

June 12, 2017

Gov. Brown agrees not to hold back money from California schools next year

The proposed budget includes $30 million in incentives to attract new teachers.

May 23, 2017

California would lose $400 million in federal K-12 education funding under Trump budget

The U.S. Department of Education, which funds much of the K-12 and higher education programs nationally, would be downsized by more than 13 percent.

May 22, 2017

White House seeks billions in cuts to higher education spending

Trump's budget proposal must still win Congressional approval. Among the deep spending cuts are $143 billion in cuts to higher education over the next decade, according to a budget summary released on Monday.