California and its economy enjoy many strengths and advantages compared to its national and global competitors. The world’s eighth largest economy, the state includes...
After decades of focusing on expansion and access, California’s institutions of higher education are now being handed a more difficult charge: to dramatically increase...
In January 2011, recognizing the need for broad and deep stakeholder involvement in the issues facing California public education, State Superintendent of Public Instruction...
The Supplemental Report of the 2010–11 Budget Act directed our office to study school district consolidations and determine whether the state should more actively promote consolidating...
Spurred by a deep recession and large budget shortfalls, the California Legislature in 2009 enacted what was arguably the largest change to California’s school...
Since 2007–08, state support for K–12 education has dropped notably. The reduction in state funding, however, has been partly offset by one–time federal aid...
This report demonstrates how California can improve its school finance system steadily over time as economic and demographic conditions permit. The improvements we suggest...
Californians are very concerned about funding for their K–12 public schools. They consistently say that K–12 education should be protected from spending cuts over...
California must significantly improve secondary education because today’s increasingly competitive global economy demands that we prepare all students to be critical thinkers, high-level problem...
Fifty years ago, state policymakers and higher education officials adopted California’s Master Plan for Higher Education. This plan still largely defines policies concerning the...
The Obama Administration has brought increased attention to community colleges as institutions that will help the nation once again become a world leader in...
California is facing a serious shortfall in its supply of college-educated workers. Projections of the state’s economy show that it is continuing along a...
California’s school finance system is long overdue for reform. We propose a new system that is more rational, more equitable, and, we believe, politically...
Common sense says that the learning needs of students should come first, whether it’s making policy or teaching math. California’s diverse student population cannot...
If our set of studies has one overarching conclusion, it is simply this — California’s school finance and governance system are fundamentally flawed. Consequently,...
