Special-education aid from U.S. lagging |
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Friday, January 4, 2013
K-8 district reverses trend of declining enrollment
After nine straight years of declining enrollment, Escondido’s K-8 district has seen a slight rise in its student population this school year.Special-education aid from U.S. lagging
California school districts increasingly are paying a greater share of special education costs as federal officials fail to make good on a pledge to pay more, according to a Legislative Analyst's Office report released Thursday.Lempert; Resolving to transform our school finance system
We believe it is time for California to move forward and implement education finance reform that fosters local control. For far too long we have evaluated and bemoaned the failings and inequities of the current funding system, and now we have a chance to fundamentally restructure it for the better.EdWatch 2013: School finance reform redux
Gov. Jerry Brown won’t speak the words “weighted student funding formula” when he presents a new state budget next week, along with his plan to refashion the state’s complex and inequitable school finance system. Rebranding his plan to reform school finance is one of the changes that the governor will make to seek more support than he got last year when he introduced a similar plan.Educators, politicians have stark reaction to Gov. Jerry Brown school funding revamp
School districts that have long struggled to educate large numbers of poor students or English learners could see a massive influx of cash under a new funding formula expected to be unveiled next week by Gov. Jerry Brown.Thursday, January 3, 2013