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photo - Elementary School Students Wearing Masks and Returning to School PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Education April 2021 Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas

Key findings from the current survey include: More than eight in ten Californians think K–12 students are falling behind academically during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most…

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K-12 Education Chart: State funding has risen from recession lows and is now close to the national averageBY THE NUMBERS
State funding has risen from recession lows and is now close to the national average
After increasing steadily over the past eight years, California’s K–12 spending averaged $12,143 per student in 2017—only $62 less than the average amount in the rest of the nation.

Fiscal Realities for Local Government  September 2020

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