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Association of California School Administrators, March 10, 2010:

        ACSA 2010-11 Budget Talking Points

        Administrative Cut Talking Points

        Legislative Action Day Leave Behind

"2010-11 Budget Press Release Packet", California Education Coalition, February 24, 2010

"2010-11 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education", California Legislative Analyst's Office, February 25, 2010

School Services of California, Inc. - Pocket Budget '10 - '11 (January 2010)

      A Summary Analysis of the Governor's Proposed 2010-2011 State Budget for California's Schools

 

"Position paper of the 2010-11 State Budget", Association of California School Administrators, February 4, 2010

 

"Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget", California Legislative Analyst's Office, January 12, 2010

 

"Analysis of the Governor's Proposed Budget", California School Boards Association, January 8, 2010

 

 

Local News

 

"Novato will hold off closing school until 2012", Marin Independent Journal, March 3, 2010

 

"Tamalpais high school district hit with $2.7 million in cuts", Marin Independent Journal, February 25, 2010

 

"College of Marin battles $280,000 budget shortfall", Marin Independent Journal, February 24, 2010

 

"San Rafael School District warns of 37 layoffs", Marin Independent Journal, February 22, 2010

 

"Dixie School District shelves parcel tax for now", Marin Independent Journal, February 17, 2010

 

"Novato parents beg district to keep schools open", Marin Independent Journal, February 9, 2010

 

"Novato considers closing schools due to state cuts", Marin Independent Journal, February 8, 2010

 

"Novato trims gifted program in response to state cuts", Marin Independent Journal, February 8, 2010

 

 

Editorials and Opinion Articles

 

"Marin Voice: Schools on budget chopping block", Marin Independent Journal, February 8, 2010

 

Marin Voice:  "Accountability - what a concept", Marin Independent Journal, August 20, 2009

 

"School librarians a painful casualty of local budget cuts," Marin Independent Journal, August 11, 2009

 

Marin Voice - "This summer ride isn't much fun", Mary Jane Burke, Marin County Superintendent of Schools, Marin Independent Journal, July 16, 2009

 

"Novato's strong vote of confidence in its schools," Marin Independent Journal, June 7, 2009

 

 

School Funding

 

Ed Source - Questions and Answers About California Schools
(November 2006)

       The Basics of California's School Finance System (English)
       The Basics of California's School Finance System (Spanish)