More Borrowing for California Educational Construction in 2016 (Section 2 of 9)
More Borrowing for California Educational Construction in 2016 (Section 2 of 9)
See the complete California Policy Center report For the Kids: California Voters Must Become Wary of Borrowing Billions More from Wealthy Investors for Educational Construction (complete, printable PDF Version, 4 MB, 361 pages) Links to all sections of this study readable online: Executive Summary: “For the Kids” – Comprehensive Review of California School Bonds (1 of 9)...
By Kevin Dayton
Quantifying and Explaining California’s Educational Construction Debt (Section 3 of 9)
Quantifying and Explaining California’s Educational Construction Debt (Section 3 of 9)
See the complete California Policy Center report For the Kids: California Voters Must Become Wary of Borrowing Billions More from Wealthy Investors for Educational Construction (complete, printable PDF Version, 4 MB, 361 pages) Links to all sections of this study readable online: Executive Summary: “For the Kids” – Comprehensive Review of California School Bonds (1 of 9) More Borrowing for California Educational...
By Kevin Dayton
How California School and College Districts Acquire and Manage Debt (Section 4 of 9)
How California School and College Districts Acquire and Manage Debt (Section 4 of 9)
See the complete California Policy Center report For the Kids: California Voters Must Become Wary of Borrowing Billions More from Wealthy Investors for Educational Construction (complete, printable PDF Version, 4 MB, 361 pages) Links to all sections of this study readable online: Executive Summary: “For the Kids” – Comprehensive Review of California School Bonds (1 of 9)...
By Kevin Dayton
Capital Appreciation Bonds: Disturbing Repayment Terms (Section 5 of 9)
Capital Appreciation Bonds: Disturbing Repayment Terms (Section 5 of 9)
See the complete California Policy Center report For the Kids: California Voters Must Become Wary of Borrowing Billions More from Wealthy Investors for Educational Construction (complete, printable PDF Version, 4 MB, 361 pages) Links to all sections of this study readable online: Executive Summary: “For the Kids” – Comprehensive Review of California School Bonds (1 of 9)...
By Kevin Dayton
Tricks of the Trade: Questionable Behavior with Bonds (Section 6 of 9)
Tricks of the Trade: Questionable Behavior with Bonds (Section 6 of 9)
See the complete California Policy Center report For the Kids: California Voters Must Become Wary of Borrowing Billions More from Wealthy Investors for Educational Construction (complete, printable PDF Version, 4 MB, 361 pages) Links to all sections of this study readable online: Executive Summary: “For the Kids” – Comprehensive Review of California School Bonds (1 of 9)...
By Kevin Dayton
The System Is Skewed to Pass Bond Measures (Section 7 of 9)
The System Is Skewed to Pass Bond Measures (Section 7 of 9)
See the complete California Policy Center report For the Kids: California Voters Must Become Wary of Borrowing Billions More from Wealthy Investors for Educational Construction (complete, printable PDF Version, 4 MB, 361 pages) Links to all sections of this study readable online: Executive Summary: “For the Kids” – Comprehensive Review of California School Bonds (1 of 9) More Borrowing for California Educational...
By Kevin Dayton
More Trouble with Bond Finance for Educational Construction (Section 8 of 9)
More Trouble with Bond Finance for Educational Construction (Section 8 of 9)
See the complete California Policy Center report For the Kids: California Voters Must Become Wary of Borrowing Billions More from Wealthy Investors for Educational Construction (complete, printable PDF Version, 4 MB, 361 pages) Links to all sections of this study readable online: Executive Summary: “For the Kids” – Comprehensive Review of California School Bonds (1 of 9)...
By Kevin Dayton
Improving Oversight, Accountability, and Fiscal Responsibility (Section 9 of 9)
Improving Oversight, Accountability, and Fiscal Responsibility (Section 9 of 9)
See the complete California Policy Center report For the Kids: California Voters Must Become Wary of Borrowing Billions More from Wealthy Investors for Educational Construction (complete, printable PDF Version, 4 MB, 361 pages) Links to all sections of this study readable online: Executive Summary: “For the Kids” – Comprehensive Review of California School Bonds (1 of 9)...
By Kevin Dayton
Table A-2 California Community College District Enrollment Fall 2014 Ranked by Number of Students
Table A-2 California Community College District Enrollment Fall 2014 Ranked by Number of Students
See the complete California Policy Center report For the Kids: California Voters Must Become Wary of Borrowing Billions More from Wealthy Investors for Educational Construction (complete, printable PDF Version, 4 MB, 361 pages) Links to all sections of this study readable online: Executive Summary: “For the Kids” – Comprehensive Review of California School Bonds (1 of 9)...
By Kevin Dayton
Analyzing the Cost and Performance of LAUSD Traditional High Schools and LAUSD Alliance Charter High Schools
Analyzing the Cost and Performance of LAUSD Traditional High Schools and LAUSD Alliance Charter High Schools
Download printable PDF version Summary: This study examines cost-per-pupil for high school students in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), comparing its traditional public schools to those attending its largest charter school network, the Alliance College Ready Public Schools. It also examines the educational achievement outcomes for traditional and charter high school students, focusing on...
By Marc Joffe
Rolls Royce Health Care Plans for L.A. County Public Agencies
Rolls Royce Health Care Plans for L.A. County Public Agencies
SUMMARY: The price of health insurance in America has consistently risen faster than the rate of inflation and, despite the intentions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), is projected to continue to do so for the foreseeable future. A provision of the ACA known as the ‘Cadillac Tax’ is designed to discourage employers from purchasing...
By Robert Fellner
Unrecognized Legacy of Prop 39: $137 Billion in Payments Due for Money Already Borrowed and Spent
Unrecognized Legacy of Prop 39: $137 Billion in Payments Due for Money Already Borrowed and Spent
How much debt has accumulated as the State of California and its local K-12 school and community college districts relentlessly borrow money for school construction by selling bonds to investors? No one seems to know. In April 2013, the California Policy Center published a report entitled Calculating California’s Total State and Local Government Debt, which attempted to...
By Kevin Dayton
How Much Have California Voters Recently Authorized to Borrow for School Construction?
How Much Have California Voters Recently Authorized to Borrow for School Construction?
Next year California voters may be asked to authorize the State of California to borrow another $9 billion to help K-12 school and community college districts pay for more educational construction. This $9 billion would be obtained by selling bonds to investors and paying it back – with interest – over several decades using the...
By Kevin Dayton
Debt and Tax Limits Always Waived When School Districts Want to Borrow More Money
Debt and Tax Limits Always Waived When School Districts Want to Borrow More Money
Research by the California Policy Center now allows the People of California to see – for the first time – a chart listing all California K-12 school district requests to the state for waivers to sell bonds for school construction. These waivers allow school districts to circumvent state laws meant to protect property owners from...
By Kevin Dayton