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Californians and Public Education: Views from the 2019 PACE/USC Rossier Poll
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Polikof, Morgan S.; Hough, Heather J.; Marsh, Julie A.; Plank, David – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2019
With a new Governor, State Superintendent, and Legislators in Sacramento and a diminished federal role in education, there is an opportunity for California's leaders to take stock of recent educational reforms and make necessary improvements. Several high-profile reforms over the past few years, including the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF)…
Descriptors: Public Education, Educational Attitudes, Educational Policy, Public Opinion
Californians & Education. PPIC Statewide Survey
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Baldassare, Mark; Bonner, Dean; Dykman, Alyssa; Ward, Rachel – Public Policy Institute of California, 2019
Key findings from the current survey: (1) Most Californians say charter schools are an important option for parents in low-income areas--but many express concern that charters divert funding from traditional public schools; (2) More than half of residents across regions say teacher salaries in their community are too low; and (3) Majorities…
Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Public Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Finance
A Priority for California's Future: Science for Students. Analysis of Public Opinion Research. Strengthening Science Education in California
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Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning, 2010
California's public schools have struggled since the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978, and today face enormous challenges to try to regain lost quality and standing as a national education leader. In light of the current economic crisis, competition for limited resources is fierce and the pressure is on to eliminate all but the basic "Three…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Science Programs, Focus Groups, Science Instruction
Voter Attitudes toward Government and Spending. [Working] Papers in Education Finance, Paper No. 20.
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Odden, Allan – 1979
The author addresses the problem of the public's attitude toward the issues of educational finance and relates it to the attitude on government spending a a whole. From the results of tax and expenditure limitations on ballot measures in 1978 and 1979, he observes that there is no national movement to copy California's Proposition 13. Polls taken…
Descriptors: Educational Equity (Finance), National Surveys, Property Taxes, Public Opinion
Bridging the Community Services Credibility Gap.
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Karvelis, Donald S. – Community Services Catalyst, 1980
Discusses the impact of Proposition 13 on community service programs in California and why the effects of the bill were so devastating. Describes a study conducted to establish a new, nonfinancial definition of community services and a new philosophical basis for and framework for self-evaluation of this community college function. (AYC)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Services, Definitions, Educational Philosophy
The Equity Effects of Restraints on Taxing and Spending.
Menchik, Mark David; Pascal, Anthony H. – 1980
The passage of California's Proposition 13 is the best known incident in the process that can be labeled "fiscal containment." This process, resulting from a shift in the mood and the demands of the entire nation's electorate, involves a moderation of rapid growth in government and means a less prominent role for government in the…
Descriptors: Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Finance Reform, Government Role, Policy Formation