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1 online resource (xv, 53 pages) : illustrations. |
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RAND Corporation report series ; TR-1229/1-WFHF/DCKF/STF |
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Technical report (Rand Corporation) ; TR-1229/1-WFHF/DCKF/STF.
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"RAND Education." |
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"PACE Policy Analysis for California Education." |
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"The research ... was supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Dirk and Charlene Kabcenell Foundation, and the Stuart Foundation, and was conducted by PACE research network and RAND Education, a division of the RAND Corporation"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 53). |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Background -- Data -- Distribution of Revenue -- Spending Priorities -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
California's system of school finance is highly regulated and prescriptive. A large share of state funding is allocated through categorical programs; that is, programs whose funding is contingent on districts using the money in a particular way or for a particular purpose. In 2008-09, the strings were taken off 40 of those programs, collectively known as the "Tier 3" programs, as part of a budget deal that also reduced the funding for those programs. The author gathers evidence about how districts have responded to this fiscal freedom, particularly how resource allocations are made at the district level and what specific changes districts have made in their allocations. Although concerns have been raised that those districts with relatively more Tier 3 funding have been disproportionately affected by the state's budget crisis, the data show that districts with more Tier 3 funding lost a similar share of their budget as other districts (although that represents larger per-pupil dollar amounts). Furthermore, so far and on average, districts do not appear to be making large-scale changes in how they are spending their money. Individual chapters contain footnotes. (Contains 1 figure and 24 tables.). |
| Subject |
Government aid to education -- Deregulation -- California.
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Ebooks -- UML.
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EDUCATION -- Evaluation & Assessment.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Rand Education (Institute)
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Policy Analysis for California Education (Organization)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Imazeki, Jennifer. Deregulating school aid in California. Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corporation, 2012 9780833075208 (DLC) 2012941293 (OCoLC)796756981 |
| ISBN |
9780833079824 (electronic bk.) |
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0833079824 (electronic bk.) |
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9780833075208 (pbk.) |
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0833075209 (pbk.) |
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