Deregulating school aid in California: How districts responded to flexibility in Tier 3 categorical funds in 2010-2011
"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 upon districts using the money in a particular way or for a particular purpose. In 2008-09, t...
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Santa Monica, Calif.
Rand Corporation
2012, 2012
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Table of Contents:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-102)
- Deregulating school aid in California
- Methods
- Opinions, sources of information, and knowledge about Tier 3 flexibility
- How were Tier 3 program funds used and accounted for?
- How districts made budget decisions: goals, local constituencies, and outside advice
- Consequences of Tier 3 flexibility for districts
- District leaders' future plans
- Conclusions and policy implications
- Appendix A: List of advisory group members
- Appendix B: List of Tier 3 categorical programs (2009-2010)
- Appendix C: Procedures for Sampling, Data Collection, And Analysis
- Appendix D: Median values on selected district characteristics
- Appendix E: Comparing CFO responses based on district characteristics
- Appendix F: School characteristics associated with district responses to Tier 3 flexibility
- Appendix G: Online survey