Center for Student-Based Budgeting Newsletter, August 2017
Notable Quotable: “This is a historic win for families choosing a public charter school for their child. HB 21 is a first step to closing the funding gap for the 273,000 students attending a public...
View ArticleCenter for Student-Based Budgeting Newsletter, September 2017
Notable Quotable: “IPS believes the school is the unit of change in a school district. IPS is moving from a “directive” district – making decisions at the central level in a “one-size” fits all – to a...
View ArticleCenter for Student-Based Budgeting Newsletter, October 2017
Notable Quotable: “Adopting a weighted student-funding formula could make it easier for districts to operate school choice programs, since money would be tied to individual students and could therefore...
View ArticleCenter for Student-Based Budgeting Newsletter, November 2017
Notable Quotable: “We could be putting that money into the classroom instead.”- Shelby County Schools Superintendent Dorsey Hopson, on the district’s OPEB liabilities. Student Based Budgeting in the...
View ArticleCenter for Student-Based Budgeting Newsletter, December 2017
Notable Quotable: “But spending ratios in one state or district don’t always translate well to those in others. Spending levels for student vary thanks to everything from the fine print in state rules...
View ArticleGov. Brown’s Budget Increases Education Spending, Again, but More School...
In his final budget as governor, Jerry Brown once again accelerated California’s spending on K-12 education. Gov. Brown’s 2018-2019 proposed budget would increase per-pupil funding levels by about...
View ArticleGov. Brown’s budget increases education spending, again, but more school...
In his final budget as governor, Jerry Brown once again accelerated California’s spending on K-12 education. Gov. Brown’s 2018-2019 proposed budget would increase per-pupil funding levels by about...
View ArticleCenter for Student-Based Budgeting Newsletter, January 2018
Notable Quotable: “One child’s public education should not be valued any less than another’s simply because his or her parents choose a public school that happens to have the word “charter” in its...
View ArticleCenter for Student-Based Budgeting Newsletter, March 2018
Notable Quotable “All of this means our limited, first-look findings must be interpreted as tentative, with a healthy dose of caution on the side. That said, our early findings suggest a more...
View ArticleCenter for Student-Based Budgeting Newsletter, April 2018
Notable Quotable: “Indianapolis Public Schools has been working for two years toward greater flexibility in school funding for our school principals. We took a giant step toward that this year by...
View ArticleCenter for Student-Based Budgeting Newsletter, May 2018
Notable Quotable “Districts started out supple, with low overhead structures and few financial commitments to prevent money from reaching the classroom. They could readily adjust if student enrollment...
View ArticleA 2018 Evaluation of LAUSD’s Fiscal Outlook: Revisiting the Findings of the...
Executive Summary The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) faces immense fiscal challenges. The district has lost more than 245,000 students in the last 15 years. Deficit spending is projected...
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Five Recommendations to Solve LAUSD’s Looming Fiscal Crisis
These recommendations are excerpted from the policy study “A 2018 Evaluation of LAUSD’s Fiscal Outlook.” From the Independent Financial Review Panel’s report of Los Angeles Unified School District...
View ArticleLAUSD’s Fiscal Crisis Can’t be Blamed on Charter Schools or Declining Enrollment
This column originally ran in The Orange County Register.Los Angeles Unified School District has lost 245,000 students over the last 15 years. Officials frequently claim charter schools are taking...
View ArticleCenter for Student-Based Budgeting Newsletter, June 2018
Notable Quotable “LAUSD is going to have to stop blaming its fiscal situation on charter schools and start addressing the root causes of its own financial woes: spending more than it takes in, in large...
View ArticleCenter for Student-Based Budgeting Newsletter, July 2018
Notable Quotable “Puerto Rico’s use of a student-centered funding system will help to ensure those with the greatest need receive the most support. Amid the hardships and challenges following Hurricane...
View ArticleCenter for Student-Based Budgeting Newsletter, August 2018
Notable Quotable “The rising cost of benefits poses problems for educators and legislators alike. For teachers, higher benefit costs do not necessarily mean they’re receiving more valuable pensions or...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Pension Crisis Hits Disadvantaged Students the Hardest
As California prepares to spend $68 billion — $2.2 billion more than it spent last school year — to educate more than 6 million students in the 2018-2019 school year, funding intended for students,...
View ArticleCenter for Student-Based Budgeting Newsletter, September 2018
Notable Quotable “For policymakers, allowing financial health to play a more prominent role in evaluation isn’t about cobbling together disparate pieces of separate puzzles, but using complementary...
View ArticleCenter for Student-Based Budgeting Newsletter, October 2018
Notable Quotable “In the 21st century, local control should mean providing educators with autonomy in the classroom and giving parents meaningful options to hold them accountable for outcomes. This...
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