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Direct linkMenlove Doutre, Sara; Willis, Jason – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2021
In this paper, the authors explore the state of public education funding, and specifically special education funding, during COVID-19, discuss the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) fiscal requirements, and identify the following common challenges for state and local special education leaders: (1) compared to other federal and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Special Education, Public Education
Download full textWillis, Jason; Krausen, Kelsey; Byun, Erika Nakamatsu; Caparas, Ruthie – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2018
Policymakers and others seeking to guide and support California's school districts in the era of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) may benefit from better understanding how recent policy shifts shape the work of district leadership. This paper summarizes interview findings that convey the practical, on-the-ground perspectives of an…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Financial Support, Funding Formulas, Administrators
Hahnel, Carrie; Hough, Heather J.; Willis, Jason – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2020
Funding for California schools had improved rapidly in recent years but is still insufficient to meet educational goals and address the needs of students. Now, schools and districts face three major challenges: precipitous declines in student academic achievement and social-emotional wellbeing; increased costs associated with distance learning and…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Financial Support, Budgets, State Aid
Koppich, Julia E.; Humphrey, Daniel C.; Marsh, Julie A.; Polikoff, Morgan; Willis, Jason – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2018
The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown on July 1, 2013, represents the first comprehensive change in California's education funding system in 40 years. The LCFF eliminates nearly all categorical funding streams, shifts control of most education dollars from the state to local school districts, and…
Descriptors: Local Government, Funding Formulas, State Policy, Educational Policy
Doutre, Sara Menlove; Willis, Jason; Barrett, Tyson; Ripma, Tye; Caparas, Ruthie; Krausen, Kelsey – WestEd, 2021
Each year, funds from federal, state, and local sources are directed to provide special education and related services to nearly 725,000 students with disabilities in California. To increase equitable outcomes for these students, who comprise nearly 12 percent of California's K-12 population, state-decision-makers agree that more research and…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Special Education, Educational Finance, Financial Support
Willis, Jason; Doutre, Sara Menlove; Krausen, Kelsey; Barrett, Tyson; Ripma, Tye; Caparas, Ruthie – WestEd, 2020
More than 725,000, nearly 12 percent, of California's public school students receive special education and related services. Although more than half of those students spend 80 percent or more of the school day in a general education classroom, California's special education funding system may not be as inclusive as California's classrooms. This…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Special Education, Educational Finance, Financial Support
