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06.13.2013: SSDA Local Control Funding Formula Letter
06.11.2013: The Budget Deal is Done
06.11.2013: Overview of Budget Provisions
06:05:2013: LAO Report - The 2013-14 Budget: Overview of the May Revision
03.01.2013: Welcome to the First Day of Sequester
02.21.2013: Local Control Funding Formula Update
02.20.13: California's Recovery:Anemic, Modest or Moderate
02.19.2013: Legislative Update
01.30.2013: SSDA Budget Letter to Legislature
01.30.2013: Economy and Budget Update
01.24.2013: State of the State
01.17.2013: Budget Recommendations
12.06.2012: Weighted Student Formula Perspective
12.03.2012: Weighted Student Formula
11.20.2012: LAO Revenue Forecast and DOF Revenue Update
10.12.2012: Proposition 30 Below 50% and State Revenue Update
10.05.2012: URGENT URGENT URGENT! Action Needed!
09.26.2012: Proposition 30 Clarification...No Program Restoration
08.29.2012: REVISED Public Pension Committee Update
08.20.2012: DOF Revenue Update
08.08.2012: Draft Resolution for Proposition 30
08.03.2012: Fall 2012 E-Rate Training
07.27.2012: New Resources for Teachers and Administrators in the Countdown to TK
07.17.2012: Governor Signs AB 178 (Gorell)
07/03/2012: Pension Agreement Elusive
06.05.12: Earnings Limitation for CalSTRS Members
05.29.12: Principal Apportionment Funding Delays
05.22.12: Race to the Top District Competition Draft
05.22.12: Deferrals, Cash Flow and More...
05.21.12: Department of Finance Update
05.14.12: May Revision Protects K-12 Programmatic Funding
04.19.12: April Bond Sale and Revenue Update
03.16.12: Compromise Tax Proposal
02.29.12: Federal Update - All Children Are Equal Act
04.19.12: April Bond Sale and Revenue Update
03.16.12: Compromise Tax Proposal
02.29.12: Federal Update - All Children Are Equal Act
02.10.12: SB 81 Signed by Governor
02.07.12: LAO Proposition 98 Analysis
02.02.12: SB 81 Sent to Governor
01.31.12: SB 81 Passes Assembly Budget Committee
01.27.12: Big Three Tax Initiatives
02.07.12: LAO Proposition 98 Analysis
01.25.12: Bipartisan Action Supporting Senate Bill 81
01.25.12: LAO School Funding Flexibility Survey Request
01.20.12: Updated Resources for Home-to-School Transportation Reductions
01.18.12: Pension Reform Lobby Day -- February 7
01.18.12: Pupil Transportation Cut - Meetings with Legislators
01.06.12: More on the State Budget
01.05.12: Governor Brown Releases 2012-13 State Budget
01.05.12: ACE Act Week of January 23
01.04.12: Redevelopment and Proposition 98
12.16.11: 2011-12 Trigger Cuts by ADA
12.16.11: Updated Resources for Home-to-School Transportation Reductions
12.15.11: LAUSD Sues State over Transportation Trigger Cuts
12.14.11: Resources for Home-to-School Transportation Reductions
12.13.11: Transportation Hammered – Revenue Limits Mainly Protected
12.08.11: State Revenues Improve
12.05.11: Home-To-School Transportation - Request for Action
11.21.11: State Unemployment Rate Falls
11.16.11: All Children Are Equal Act (H.R. 2485)
11.10.11: Controller Releases October Cash Update
11.04.11: Kindergarten Promotion/Acceleration/Retention
11.04.11: 2012 Kids Education Plan
10.27.11: Governor's Twelve Point Pension Reform Proposal
10.14.11: AB 47 - Open Enrollment Act Reform
10.14.11: School Construction Project Retention
10.07.11: Rural School Funding Reauthorization
09.22.11: GASB Exposure Draft to Transfer Pension Fund Liability
09.13.11: American Jobs Act Update
09.12.11: August State Revenues Better Than Expected
09.08.11: Legislature Establishing Public Employees Pension Conference Committee
09.06.11: State Budget Trigger Update
08.23.11: Seeking Rural Broadband Examples Today
08.17.11: State Budget Trigger Watch II
08.09.11: State Budget Trigger Watch
07.25.11: State Budget Q and A
07.25.11: 2011-12 Recommendations
07.25.11: New Local Budgeting Restrictions
07.14.2011: Urgent Action Requested
07.14.2011: Trigger Watch Starts
06.28.2011: Some Budget Detail
06.27.11: Democratic Majority Vote Budget Agreement
06.16.11: Governor Vetoes Budget
06.16.11: Is This Budget Real?
06.14.11: Controller Reports Even More Revenue In May
06.13.11: GOP Negotiating Position
05.17.11: May Revision: More Detail
05.16.11: May Revision - First Cut
05.12.11: LAO Consolidation Report Update
05.03.11: Action Still Needed on LAO School Consolidation
05.02.11: LAO Small School District Recommendations - Action Needed - REVISED to Include Letter From SSDA to LAO and Assembly and Senate Budget Subcommittees
04.04.2011: State Revenues Increase: A Moving Part in Budget Discussions
04.01.11: Governor Proposes Eliminating Purchase of Air-Time
03.31.11: State Budget and School Funding
03.28.11: Mandate Reimbursement and Flexibility Reform Legislation
03.28.11: Pension Change on the State Budget Agenda
03.24.11: Governor Signs Budget Bills Passed by Legislature
03.24.2011: If There Is No June Special Election...
03.21.11: SB 27 Passes Senate Committee
03.21.11: State Revenues and State Budget Update
03.18.11: Elections and Polls Have Political Consequences
03.09.2011: Controller Releases February 2011 Cash Update
03.06.2011: Open Enrollment Legislation
Controller Confirms LAO Revenue Report
01.20.11: National Gallery of Art Teacher Institute
01.10.11: Proposed Budget Highlights
01.05.11: Governor Brown Makes Appointments to State Board of Education
01.03.11: California Voting Rights Act
12.17.10: State Revenues Show Continued Improvement
12.16.10: Speaker Pérez Appoints Members to Assembly Education Committee
12.14.10: LEA's Facing SARC Reporting Deadline Can Apply for State Waivers
11.22.10: State Budget and School Finance Update
11.18.10: United States Department of Education Conference Call - November 23, 2010
11.12.10: New Survey on School Expenditures
10.19.10: Low Interest School Facility Bonds Available
10.12.10: State Controller Report
10.01.10: Status of Significant Legislation on Governor's Desk
09.29.10: Official release of E-rate changes by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC)
09.27.10: Governor Signs AB 2560
09.13.10: Federal Funding Legislation Signed
09.09.10: Frequently Asked Questions About Special Sessions
09.07.10: SBE Hearing - Open Enrollment Act
09.02.10: City of Bell Scandal Results in New School Superintendent Contract Procedures
08.24.10: DOF School Fund Deferral Notice
08.16.10: AASA Education/Jobs Bill Q&A
08.13.10: Status of Legislation
08.12.10: Rural Advocacy Group Seeks Title I Horror Stories
08.10.10: SSDA Amendments Accepted
08.03.10: Democrats Propose Proposition 98 Suspension
07.30.10: Status of Significant Legislation
07.30.10: CPUC Lifts Suspension of PBI and Gov't/Non-Profit Projects
07.19.10: SBE and CDE Penalize Small School Districts in Draft Low-Performing Schools List
07.14.10: PUC Acts to Suspend School Solar Incentives
07.07.10: Education Jobs Bill Passes House
06.30.10: AASA Update - Emergency Funding Bill
06.28.10: November Ballot Almost Complete
06.24.10: Deferral Relief Signed by Governor
06.15.10: DOF Releases Revenue Report
06.14.10: Budget Conference Committee Update
National Call-in Day on May 26: Urge Support for $23 Billion for Education Jobs
05.24.10: New Regulations Affecting Project Funding
05.21.10: USDE Webinar on ESEA and Rural Schools
05.14.10: May Revision Top Issues for K-12 Education
05.11.10: May Revision to be Released on May 14, 2010
04.23.10: Opposed Legislation Update
04.22.10: Sponsored Legislation Update
04.16.10: Good News Keeps Getting Better
04.08.10: State Controller Releases March Revenues – Good News Again
03.30.10: 2010 Significant Legislation
03.30.10: Developers Fight to Continue School Funding Cuts
03.29.10: SSDA Working for Small School Districts on Federal Issues
03.22.10: More Good News on State General Fund Revenues
03.15.10: A Better Week for Schools
03.08.10: SB 1136 Set for Senate Education on April 14
02.26.10: Legislative Analyst's Office Update - Part II
02.25.10: Mixed News in LAO Recommendations for 2009-10 and 2010-11 State Education Budget
02.25.10: Join the Formula Fairness Campaign!
SSDA Urges Members to Support ACSA’S Efforts
02.23.10: SB 1136 - State Cash Deferral Relief for Small Districts
02.18.10: Department of Finance Confirms Improving State Revenues
02.11.10: State Revenue Picture Appears to be Breaking
02.01.10: Obama to Seek Sweeping Change in ‘No Child’ Law
01.28.10: Finally Some Good News About Support For K-12 Education
01.25.10: SSDA Opposition Letter on Governor’s Budget
01.11.10: 2010-11 Budget -- More Detail
01.06.10: Race to the Top, State of the State and Assembly Updates
12.22.09: Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund
12.17.09: Compromise on Race To The Top? Not Yet
12.16.09: Mixed Message on State Economy
12.03.09: LAO Predicts Negative COLA
12.01.09: Community Day School Funding Deadline
11.24.09: Silver Linings in LAO Forecast
11.18.09: LAO Forecast Shows Mixed Data for Proposition 98 Funding
11.12.09: Race to the Top Rules Finalized
11.11.09: State Controller Releases Revenue Report
11.05.09: Possible Funding Source for Community Day Schools
10.16.09: Status of Significant Legislation
10.14.09: USDA Rural Development Community Facilities Loan and Grant Program
10.14.09: USDA’s Rural Development Community Facilities Program
10.08.09: Federal Budget, ESEA, IDEA and More
10.08.09: Federal Guidelines are Established for $650 Million in Innovation Grants
10.05.09: Provision of Insulin to Children in Schools - Request for Information
09.29.09: New Survey Results on Teacher Recruitment and Retention in Rural Schools
09.21.09: ARRA Fiscal Reporting
09.21.09: Title 1 Comparability
09.18.09: Status of Significant Legislation
09.16.09: Assembly Announces Education Special Session Committee
09.15.09: Governor's Press Release on Fiscal Stabilization Funds
08.26.09: QEIA Lobby Day Called by ACSA, SES and TSS
08.24.09: NREAC Teacher Recruitment and Retention Survey
08.21.09: Governor Calls Special Session on Education
08.14.09: Education Finance Districts
08.13.09: Department of Finance Revenue Report
08.11.09: State Controller Releases Summary
08.06.09: Community Day School Update
07.30.09: Deferred Maintenance Funding Continues
07.28.09: Is Now the Time to Sell School Sites?
07.28.09:Governor Signs 2009-10 State Budget
07.23.09: Assembly Releases Draft Floor Report - Edited 2:32 p.m. to include Final Report
07.17.09: Budget Deal Closer But Sticking Points Remain
07.08.09: Manipulating Proposition 98
07.07.09: No State Budget in Sight
07.02.09: Action Alert: Governor Proposes Suspension of Proposition 98
07.01.09: Qualified School Construction Bond Update
07.01.09: Education Cuts Not Made Before Deadline
06.30.09: Last Day for Legislature to Pass $3 Billion School Cut
06.23.09: Supreme Court Expands Access to Public School Funding for Private School Placements
06.17.09: Budget Conference Committee Update
06.12.09: State Budget and Federal Stimulus Update
06.12.09: Assembly Member Chesbro Protecting Small School Districts
06.12.09: School Finance Deferral Relief for Small Districts
06.12.09: California Association of Realtors Opposes 55% School Parcel Tax Legislation
06.05.09: Budget Conference Committee Discusses Issues: Takes No Substantive Action
06.03.09: California Budget Project Releases Tables for K-12
06.02.09: Budget Conference Committee regarding Transportation
06.01.09: Immediate Action Requested
05.29.09: Urge Your Lawmakers to Support REAP Reauthorization Act
05.29.09: REAP Eligibility Spreadsheets Posted Online
05.21.09: Where Do We Go From Here?
05.15.09: May Revision Education Summary
05.11.09: More Deferrals on Horizon?
05.11.09: Title 1 Basic Grants Proposed To Be Cut
05.04.09: CDC Requests School District Information
05.01.09: An Interesting Week in Sacramento
08.23.09: AB 844 Background Information
04.23.09: Extreme Hardship Update
04.21.09: CDE SFSF Fund Update
04.07.09: School Districts of Choice Legislation Update
04.03.09: IRS/Treasury Guidance on the Tax Credit Bonds
03.27.09: SAB Action on Deferred Maintenance
03.27.09: Tax Cuts and Expenditure Increases Not Triggered
03.25.09: Supplement or Supplant?
03.13.09: The Bad News Keeps Coming
03.11.09: State Revenues Projected to Continue Slide
03.09.09: SSDA Special Election Recommendations
03.06.09: AB 844 Request for Action
Can School Districts Initiate Another Round of Certificated Employee Layoffs after March 15?
02.20.09: Resolution of Thanks
02.10.09: Federal Advocacy Update
02.07.09: Senate to Vote on Scaled Down Stimulus Package
02.06.09: Districts of Choice Survey
01.21.09: Potential Federal Funding for School Emergency Repair and Renovation
01.15.09: Federal Stimulus Detail
01.12.09: Proposition 1B School Bus Program Funding
01.08.09: Over the Cliff – What’s at the Bottom?
01.05.09: CTA Submits Public School Investment and Accountability Act
12.31.08: Governor Releases Draft 2009-10 State Budget Proposal
12.17.08: Pooled Money Investment Board Freezes Fund Releases
12.17.08: Looking to the Future
12.16.08: Republican Caucus Propose $10.6 billion K-14 Education Hit
12.11.08: State Cash Flow Problem and School Facility Funding
12.01.08: Legislature Convenes for Next Session
LAO Special Session Report- Lower Cuts for Education
11.06.08: Governor's Press Conference on Budget
11.05.08: When is News not News?
10.30.08: Tax Increase in Special Session? Don’t Bet On It...
10.29.08: What’s on the Special Session Agenda and How Big Is the Deficit?
10.22.2008: California Special Session in November?
10.07.08: More Challenges Ahead
10.01.08: Governor Acts on Legislation
09.23.08: Governor's Enacted Budget - Total K-12 Funding
09.23.08: Secure Rural Schools Vote
09.16.08: 2008-09 Budget Passed – Time Bomb for 2009-10
09.09.08: Senate Rejects Republican Budget Proposal
09.04.08: Assembly Budget Committee Hears Republican Budget Proposal
09.03.08: Status of Significant Legislation
August 22, 2008: Budget Update
August 19, 2008: Proposition 1B School Bus Replacement
August 14, 2008: Action Alert: AB 2783
August 8, 2008: Legislative Update
July 24, 2008: Secure Rural School and Community Self-Determination Act
July 21, 2008: State Ends 2007-08 Barely Above Estimates
July 9, 2008: Budget Conference Committee Acts: Don’t Believe It
June 27, 2008: Medicaid Cuts Blocked
