Walters: California school budgets plagued by enrollment declines, absenteeism

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K-12 finances were bolstered by billions in federal pandemic relief funds, but the money is running out.

, a formula adopted by voters in 1988 that only a few wonks in and around the Capitol profess to understand — and even they often disagree.

California experienced rapid population growth over the last two decades of the 20th century, due to a wave of migration from other states and a baby boom. That translated into a 50% increase in K-12 school enrollment, eventually topping out at 6.3 million kids. During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic almost all of California’s schools were closed, but even with online classes, attendance took a nosedive. After schools were reopened, however, chronic absenteeism — students missing from the classroom 10% or more of the time — continued to be a problem.

 

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