School Finance News and Resources
September 25, 2009
Our School Finance News and Resources page offers information about school finance in general, as well as information and data specific to Washington Colony Elementary School District. We will post documents, publications and links to resources addressing various aspects of school finance. Additionally, we will provide relevant documents and information regarding the district budget.
Local Revenues for Schools: Limits and Options in
California
Has the turbulence of the state budget got you wondering whether
there is a better way to fund schools and districts? A new
EdSource report sheds light on that question.
As the single largest expenditure in California's budget, K-12 education funding (and consequently the very ability of school districts and schools to operate) has been mired in the chaos that has characterized California's budget process in recent years.
School districts have endured deep cuts in state funding with little recourse, since California law severely limits their revenue-raising authority, leaving the K-12 education system vulnerable to economic volatility and Sacramento politics.
Concise and easy to read, Local Revenues for Schools: Limits and Options in California paints a comprehensive picture of how school funding got to be the way it is and the challenges and opportunities for changing it. You can download it free from the EdSource website.
