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Lafortune, Julien; Gao, Niu – Public Policy Institute of California, 2022
California's K-12 school facilities require significant new and ongoing investments. Funding for facilities comes mostly from local sources, and depends crucially on local property wealth. The state provides some funding for facilities through the School Facility Program (SFP), which usually requires local matching contributions. The authors begin…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, State Aid, Educational Facilities, Educational Equity (Finance)
Lafortune, Julien; Gao, Niu – Public Policy Institute of California, 2022
This document contains the technical appendices for the report "Equitable State Funding for School Facilities: Assessing California's School Facility Program." Appendices include: (1) Data Sources; and (2) Supplemental Tables and Figures. [The authors received research support from Joseph Herrera. For the full report, see ED617949. For…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, State Aid, Educational Facilities, Educational Equity (Finance)
Gao, Niu – Public Policy Institute of California, 2021
This is the technical appendix for the report, "Does Raising High School Graduation Requirements Improve Student Outcomes?" While high school graduation rates in California have increased in the past decade, nearly 40 percent of California high school graduates do not enroll in college; the disruptive impact of the pandemic has…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Graduation Rate, Graduation Requirements, Enrollment
Gao, Niu – Public Policy Institute of California, 2021
The abrupt shift to distance learning at the onset of the COVID-19 crisis exacerbated inequalities in California's K-12 system and added urgency to an ongoing discussion about the role of high school graduation policy in promoting equitable student outcomes. More rigorous graduation requirements, particularly in math and science, can improve…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Distance Education, Online Courses
Gao, Niu; Hill, Laura; Lafortune, Julien – Public Policy Institute of California, 2021
A year of distance learning under COVID-19 has fueled growing concerns about the academic progress and social and emotional health of children. In particular, worries increased around how the pandemic has affected high-need and underserved students, including English Learners and children with disabilities, children in foster care and from…
Descriptors: Distance Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Districts
Gao, Niu; Hill, Laura; Lafortune, Julien – Public Policy Institute of California, 2021
A year of distance learning under COVID-19 has fueled growing concerns about the academic progress and social and emotional health of children. In particular, worries increased around how the pandemic has affected high-need and underserved students, including English Learners and children with disabilities, children in foster care and from…
Descriptors: Distance Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Districts