California’s education funding depends on taxes and the California tax system is extremely complex. California has a huge tax base, as a matter of fact, California is the fifth largest economy in the world. California ranks high in overall taxation, but its major revenue sources have shifted over time(Lin, 2020). Until 1995, the biggest revenueContinue reading “Education: Dependent Upon a Volatile Tax System”
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What are you doing with all that lottery money?
Since becoming an administrator, I think the question I am asked most about school funding is, “what happened to all the lottery money?” This question exemplifies the huge disconnect between the public, policymakers, and California’s education budget realities. When California voters passed Proposition 37 in 1984, they were excited at the prospect of millions ofContinue reading “What are you doing with all that lottery money?”
“I Am Glad I Had COVID”
At the end of every grading period I meet with all of my teachers individually and do a reflection with them on how the last grading period went. It is just a simple check in and I ask them how are things going and how can I help and what can I do to betterContinue reading ““I Am Glad I Had COVID””
Learning Loss or Resilience and Recovery?
WHAT IS LEARNING LOSS? You may have heard the term “learning loss” and wondered if your student is falling behind because of the politicians and media use of this term in relation to schooling during COVID, but what is learning loss and where did it come from? The term learning loss is not a newContinue reading “Learning Loss or Resilience and Recovery?”
The Principal Has Homework 