Jerry Brown’s budget proposal for CA schools
Thursday, January 10th, 2013 at 4:31 pm in No Comments
Today, the governor unveiled his first budget proposal for the 2013-14 fiscal year. The plan would increase K-12 spending levels by $2.7 billion next year.
It would also, as expected, overhaul the funding formula for school districts.
Brown’s proposed funding formula would lift a number of spending restrictions that have long been in place for specific programs, instead granting school boards the latitude to allocate the funds where they see fit.
And here’s the biggest change: Brown’s proposal would give a base amount to school districts for each student
