News Room: AB 441: School Funding Equalization

Sacramento – Assemblyman Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) announced today that he has introduced legislation to help equalize school funding for underfunded schools across the State. AB 2178 allocates $110 million in equalization funds for K-12 schools, and $80 million for community colleges in the next fiscal year. The amounts match the proposed equalization funding contained in the Governor’s 2004-05 budget. read more ...

Sacramento – Underfunded school districts got a surprise piece of good news yesterday. As part of a last minute budget compromise, the California State Assembly voted Tuesday to spend $50 million to equalize school funding for underfunded school districts throughout the State. read more ...

Sacramento – The California State Assembly voted Monday (75 – 0) to approve Assemblyman Joe Simitian’s bill (AB 441) to spend $40 million to equalize funding in under-funded school districts throughout the State. Simitian’s bill also states the Legislature’s intention to provide additional equalization funding in subsequent years. The ultimate goal is to ensure that every youngster in the state is funded at the 90th percentile of school funding. read more ...