Brown commits $1 billion for Common Core, sticks with funding formula
05/14/2013San Jose teachers, district agree to landmark contract
05/25/2013
Source: Contra Costa Times
Gov. Jerry Brown’s latest budget proposes a $17 billion infusion for California’s K-12 schools over the next four years, a dramatic turn-around after years of teacher layoffs and program cuts that were common during the recession.
He also wants to reshape the financial decision-making process by giving local districts more authority to spend state money as they choose. The question now is whether all the additional money and the freedom to decide how to spend it will be enough to restore the luster of California’s once-renowned public school system.
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Ed Trust
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