News Room: AB 1100: Education Finance

Sacramento – School kids are the beneficiaries of Assemblyman Joe Simitian’s (D-Palo Alto) latest round of legislation. The Governor signed into law three of Simitian’s four bills that provide funding to schools in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. read more ...

The tension between the Sequoia Union High School District and local charter schools can only be described as regrettable. Indeed, that’s probably an understatement. Contrary to the impression left by recent Almanac articles, however, a bill I’ve authored (Assembly Bill 1100) is designed to mitigate some of that tension by leaving more, not less, in the way of funding on the table for districts like Sequoia and charter school operators, like four in our area, operating with out-of-district charters. That’s why the bill had strong support from the Sequoia Union High School District as well as the California Network of Educational Charters (CANEC) on behalf of charter schools. read more ...