California Governor Jerry Brown says the state no longer has a budget deficit. He called it a breakthough, but says the state still faces uncertainty in costs from federal health care reform.
Brown’s spending plan calls for small increases in education funding.
And he called for a new funding formula for K-through-12 schools that gives money based on a school’s percentage of low-income students and English-language learners.
The annual California budget cycle begins anew tomorrow as Governor Jerry Brown unveils his proposed spending plan.
As part of his budget, the governor is expected to propose major changes to the state’s education funding system.
They include removing state spending requirements so districts have more flexibility, and introducing a weighted funding formula that gives more money to schools in poorer areas.
A defiant Governor Jerry Brown is proclaiming an end to the state of emergency in California prisons and demanding that the federal courts let the state run its own corrections system again. But as Ben Adler reports from Sacramento, there’s no guarantee the courts will do as he asks.
