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Lafortune, Julien; Mehlotra, Radhika; Paluch, Jennifer – Public Policy Institute of California, 2020
These technical appendixes accompany the study, "Funding California Schools When Budgets Fall Short." The study explores how the Great Recession impacted funding for California's K-12 system, how prepared districts are for potential funding cuts, and what policy choices could forge a more financially resilient system. Using data on…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Financial Support, Elementary Secondary Education, Budgeting
Lafortune, Julien; Mehlotra, Radhika; Paluch, Jennifer – Public Policy Institute of California, 2020
State and district policymakers have difficult decisions ahead in their efforts to balance budgets, maintain school services, and prioritize safety amid the COVID-19 recession. While California's finances are stronger today than after the Great Recession a decade ago, funding for the school system is still volatile, and K-12 schools could face…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Financial Support, Elementary Secondary Education, Budgeting
Gao, Niu; Lafortune, Julien; Hill, Laura – Public Policy Institute of California, 2020
The resurgence of COVID-19 over the summer and the predicted fall increase in cases means that many districts will continue some form of distance learning for months to come. To help districts refine remote instruction, the authors explore key issues California families experienced around distance learning this spring. Using data from the Census…
Descriptors: Distance Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing
Jackson, Jacob; Warren, Paul – Public Policy Institute of California, 2018
California had a long tradition of very low tuition for students enrolled in public higher education. The state broke with that policy in the 2000s, when recessions resulted in significant cuts to state funding for public colleges and universities--the University of California (UC), California State University (CSU), and California's community…
Descriptors: Tuition, Educational Policy, State Policy, Higher Education
Johnson, Hans; Mejia, Marisol Cuellar – Public Policy Institute of California, 2020
Higher education could be one of California's most effective tools for combating economic and social inequities. College graduates experience large wage gains and their jobs offer more benefits than those of workers without bachelor's degrees. College graduates are also relatively insulated from recessions--including the current downturn--and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Economic Opportunities, Undergraduate Students, Bachelors Degrees
Tuition and Fees in Public Higher Education in the West, 2014-2015. Detailed Tuition and Fees Tables
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2014
This annual report updates the tuition and fee prices published by all of the public higher education institutions in the WICHE member states. It is the product of an annual survey administered to the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) offices in each state, except for states such as Arizona, Idaho and South Dakota, where the data…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Public Colleges, Tuition, Fees
Olberg, Amanda; Podgursky, Michael J. – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2011
In the wake of the economic downturn that began in 2008, public schools face serious and seemingly long-term fiscal challenges. Rising pension costs are a particular concern for school districts, whose dollars help prop up state retirement plans that often have substantial unfunded liabilities. Yet public school districts have no alternatives;…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Retirement, School Districts, Retirement Benefits
Public Policy Institute of California, 2011
California's current economic and fiscal realities make nonpartisan, objective information on the state's future challenges all the more critical. Understandably, the search is on for immediate solutions to the unprecedented crises people face today. But if the present crises make policymakers shelve long-term planning, the result may be an even…
Descriptors: Climate, Budgets, Educational Policy, Public Officials
Kitmitto, Sami; Parrish, Thomas; Shambaugh, Larisa – American Institutes for Research, 2010
The worldwide economic decline in 2008 hit many states hard, and had an especially strong impact on California and its public education system. The purpose of this report is to develop and present baseline information regarding K-12 public education in California prior to this fiscal crisis. This report presents alternative ways of comparing the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Finance, Economic Climate, Economic Impact
Mordechay, Kfir – Civil Rights Project / Proyecto Derechos Civiles, 2011
Across the massive megalopolis stretching from the northern suburbs of Los Angeles County through the metropolitan complex along the northern border of Baja California is a diverse area containing 24 million people, with a disproportionate percentage of Latinos and African Americans who are facing an educational and economic disaster. As it…
Descriptors: Social Class, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Labor Market, Educational Opportunities
Ashby, Cornelia M. – US Government Accountability Office, 2010
Educational achievement of students can be negatively affected by their changing schools often. The recent economic downturn, with foreclosures and homelessness, may be increasing student mobility. To inform Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) reauthorization, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) was asked: (1) What are…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Homeless People, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
de Cos, Patricia L.; Salling, Katharine – California Research Bureau, 2009
The Careers Project is a study of the preparation all students in public middle and high schools receive to explore career options and the relationship between that preparation and California's state and regional economies. The California Research Bureau (CRB) undertook this research at the request of a bipartisan group of members of the…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Career Exploration, Attitudes, Middle School Students
Galloro, Nicholas – 1983
A study was conducted to provide an overview of the demographic and economic characteristics of the geographical area served by the Peralta Community College District and to provide population and economic projections up to the year 2000. Historical data from the Alameda County Planning Commission, census data, and projections from the Association…
Descriptors: Age, Community Surveys, Demand Occupations, Demography
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1979
Results of the annual state survey of faculty salaries in California colleges and universities are presented and analyzed in two parts: the University of California and the California State University and Colleges, and the California Community Colleges. For the four-year institutions, a history of the salary reports is given and certain funding…
Descriptors: Budgets, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Economic Climate