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Lessons for Gov. Brown’s California School Finance Plan
The governor's education reforms are good steps, but need to go further
May 15, 2013Democratic lawmakers in Colorado just approved the first major overhaul of that state’s school finance system in 20 years. Colorado is moving to a more equitable and transparent funding system with strong accountability provisions that offer valuable lessons to California lawmakers.
Gov. Brown’s recently proposed “Local Control Funding Formula” would simplify school finance, offer school districts flexibility over more than 50 previously restricted funding streams, and provide more resources for disadvantaged students. Gov. Brown deserves credit — the proposal is a very good start. It is simpler, fairer, and more transparent than the state’s current haphazard school finance system.
Yet, there are serious issues the governor’s plan fails to address, including inequities at schools within the same district and a lack of transparent reporting of funding allocations at the school level.
Innovators in Action 2013
How governments and agencies are using market-based policies to improve services, become more efficient and reduce costs
May 7, 2013Edited by Reason Foundation's Leonard Gilroy and Harris Kenny, the Innovators in Action 2013 series profiles a range of innovators who have demonstrated leadership through action on privatization, competition, government re-invention and other market-based policy reforms designed to reduce the costs of government and deliver more value to taxpayers. Innovator interviews or self-penned articles will be added on a monthly basis throughout the year, so be sure to check back frequently for new content.
Yonkers, New York Pursuing Innovative School Partnership Approach
Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Local Government Privatization
May 6, 2013This subsection of Reason Foundation's Annual Privatization Report 2013: Local Government Privatization reviews public-private partnerships for schools in Yonkers, New York.
New at Reason: Looking Back at the Last Year in Education Reform and School Choice
April 29, 2013, 9:00amThe rollout of Reason Foundation's Annual Privatization Report 2013 continues today with the release of the Education section, which which provides an overview of the latest on school choice, charter schools, student-based budgeting and more.
2012 School Choice Roundup In the States
Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Education
April 29, 2013This subsection of Reason Foundation's Annual Privatization Report 2013: Education reviews developments over the last year in school choice.
School Choice Performance in 2012
Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Education
April 29, 2013This subsection of Reason Foundation's Annual Privatization Report 2013: Education reviews recent research on student achievement and school choice.
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Katherine Mangu-Ward
July 20th, 2012 - Elizabeth Warren, Again: "Nobody got rich on their own. Nobody."
Matt Welch
July 19th, 2012 - California’s Ballot Initiatives: A Top Ten List Too Boring for Letterman or Buzzfeed
Scott Shackford
July 18th, 2012 - The Dumbest Argument for Censorship That You Will Read Today
Jesse Walker
July 18th, 2012 - Student Loan Scam
Veronique de Rugy
July 16th, 2012 - Illinois Politicians Can’t Handle Handing Out Scholarships Without Being Crooked
Ed Krayewski
July 11th, 2012 - The Secret History of New York's Playgrounds
Jesse Walker
July 9th, 2012 - For-Profit Colleges Keep Access to Federal Money
Katherine Mangu-Ward
July 5th, 2012 - California Voters to Gov. Brown: Stop Yanking Us Around
Scott Shackford
July 5th, 2012 - As Pension Bombs Explode, California’s Budget Masters Cross Fingers for Tax Increase Vote
Scott Shackford
June 27th, 2012 - Take the Grammartarian Grammar Test at WSJ
Tim Cavanaugh
June 24th, 2012 - The Horror of Drug-Boosted Grades and SAT Scores
Jacob Sullum
June 12th, 2012 - Breaking: Reduced Student Loan Rates Won't Be Offset by Cuts Elsewhere
Nick Gillespie
June 7th, 2012 - FCC Worries That Poor People Are Enjoying Their Electronics Too Much
Jacob Sullum
May 30th, 2012 - California Fixing to Have to Pimp-Slap Cities to Get Redevelopment Funds Back
Scott Shackford
May 24th, 2012 - Years of Absurd Outcomes (and Maybe Real Competition?) Prompt Reconsideration of “Zero Tolerance” School Policies
Scott Shackford
May 23rd, 2012 - Opt Out of School Lunch
Baylen Linnekin
May 19th, 2012 - Chronicle of Higher Education Fires Blogger For Challenging Seriousness of Black Studies Depts.
Nick Gillespie
May 8th, 2012 - When the Right Helps to Write the Sex Education Curriculum
Jesse Walker
May 7th, 2012 - David Brooks (and Harvard and MIT and Stanford) Get Online Education Right
Katherine Mangu-Ward
May 4th, 2012 - Can a Machine Tell Good Writing from Bad?
Jesse Walker
May 1st, 2012 - Education Expert Michelle Rhee Criticized for Speaking at Education-Related Conference
Katherine Mangu-Ward
April 30th, 2012 - Updated (4.30pm)!: Feds, Dems Lead Way in Creating More Student Loan Defaults Via Paperwork Screwups
Nick Gillespie
April 30th, 2012 - Should New Student Borrowers Be Charged What Older Ones Are?
Nick Gillespie
April 27th, 2012 - Desks for Classrooms Can Wait—Get Some Custom-Made Furniture In This Suite, Stat!
Jesse Walker
April 27th, 2012
Education Blog
- Lessons for Gov. Brown’s California School Finance Plan (5/15)
- Innovators in Action 2013 (5/7)
- Yonkers, New York Pursuing Innovative School Partnership Approach (5/6)
- New at Reason: Looking Back at the Last Year in Education Reform and School Choice (4/29)
- 2012 School Choice Roundup In the States (4/29)
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