With implementation of term limits and the emergence of education as top voter priority, the California Legislators have been creating legislation to reform the every aspect of education. Listed below are the dozen edcuational reforms enacted in the last ten years in California. Each item on the list is linked to website that shows the depth and breadth of the reform challenges for that particular area. As a result, Districts have been struggling to address the reforms while facing increasing pressure to streamline their staffing.

1. Class Size Reduction
2. Standards
3. English Language Learners
4. Assessment
5. Curriculum Frameworks
6. Charter Schools
7. Facilities
8. Accountability
9. High School Exit Exam
10. Professional Development for Teachers
11. English Language Learner Assessment
12. No Child Left Behind - California's Implementation

Even prior to wave of legislative educational reform, there has been a steady shifting of funding from general purpose funding to special purpose funding as a result of the State becoming the primary funds provider. Here is a chart for the first 20 years after Prop 13 passed.

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Last modified: April 4, 2003

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