School Finance

January 6, 2016

Court of appeal finally to hear case charging underfunding of schools

A judge initially dismissed the grounds for the two companion cases in 2011.

November 19, 2015

Analyst predicts another good year for school funding

Revenue will tail off and expenses will rise as temporary tax expires.

June 15, 2015

Legislators pass a bigger budget for schools and early ed

The governor has pushed for a more fiscally conservative budget.

April 16, 2015

New financial data now available on Ed-Data site

Users can access data for school districts or the state as a whole.

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Education Week’s annual state rankings on K-12 education had welcome, though outdated, news for California: No longer rock-bottom, California moved from 50th to 46th in per-student state spending in 2011-12, the latest data cited.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

January 31, 2013

Californians upbeat on education budget, poll finds

Kathryn Baron

January 3, 2013

Resolving to transform our school finance system

Ted Lempert

December 5, 2012

First sign of better times for schools under Prop 30

Kathryn Baron

September 6, 2012

Prop 38 sponsor says ed initiative will upset polls

Kathryn Baron And John Fensterwald

May 14, 2012

Schools, the May Revision, and the budget deficit explained

School Services of California, Inc.

March 14, 2012

Number of tax initiatives on ballot to raise funds for schools reduced to two

Smita Patel

February 23, 2012

Despite perilous finances, state laws help schools avert insolvency

Susan Frey

December 13, 2011

Schools face ongoing challenges despite recent budget reprieve

Louis Freedberg

December 12, 2011

Shifting state budget puts stress on schools