Webinar / Video / Podcast
Webinar: Helping Local Groups Prepare Their LCFF Budget Advocacy Strategy
Children Now
A webinar for local community groups to help them follow the money and engage with their school districts.
Tag: Resource Equity
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Shirley Weber Did Her Job; Will Gov. Brown Do His?
Children Now
An article discussing California Assemblywoman Shirley Weber's legislative victories related to education reforms, specifically AB 2548, which aims to establish measures of school success aligned with federal requirements, and AB 2826, which seeks to assess teacher performance more thoroughly.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
Just Talk
University of California, Los Angeles Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
A podcast interview series about education and justice.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Editorial: Tough Measurements For School Success Needed
Children Now
An op-ed discussing the conflict between different educational reform systems in California, particularly the CORE system used by six school districts to evaluate schools beyond traditional test scores, and the federal regulations under the Every Student Succeeds Act, which may limit the districts' innovative approach, raising questions about the need to respect the principle of allowing districts to innovate.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Federal Education Officials Should Tell California No
Children Now
An editorial criticizing the California state Board of Education President and state Superintendent of Public Instruction's objections to the federal government's implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), arguing that the state officials are prioritizing teacher satisfaction over student improvement and should not be allowed to delay the implementation of ESSA.
Policy Brief/Proposal
Implementing LCFF: Communicating About District Plans
American Institutes for Research
A brief identifying some guidelines for district leaders to make their Local Control Accountability Plans more accessible.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
California’s Baffling New Approach To Evaluating Public Schools
Children Now
An op-ed criticizing the California State Board of Education's draft of a new annual accountability system for California schools, arguing that it is overly complicated and lacks clarity in measuring school performance, making it difficult for parents and voters to understand and compare schools effectively.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
School Reform: Federal Pressure On California Pays Off
Children Now
An editorial highlighting the mixed signals from Sacramento regarding education reforms, with positive developments in tracking student progress but disappointment in the lack of progress in reforming California's weak teacher tenure law.
Tool / Toolkit
Best Practices in Local Control Funding Formula Implementation
Public Advocates
A handout sharing recommendations for developing student, parent, and community engagement in implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula.
Research/Report
Puzzling Plans and Budgets: Making Sense of California’s Second Year Local Control and Accountability Plans
Education Trust, Inc.
A report reviewing the second-year Local Control Accountability Plans (LCAPs) from 40 California school districts with an analysis of budget information presented in these plans.
Webinar / Video / Podcast
Webinar: What do parents and community groups need to know about LCFF, LCAP and budgets
Education Trust, Inc.
A 30-minute webinar by The Education Trust-West and Children Now about what parents and community groups need to know about California's Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), Local Control Accountability Plans (LCAP), and school budgeting process.
Policy Brief/Proposal
Keeping the Promise of LCFF in Districts Serving Less than 55% High-Need Students
Public Advocates
A report on the implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula, with special attention paid to how LCFF has been implemented in school districts serving less than 55% high-need students.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
California Schools Accountability Plan Is Critical
Children Now
A commentary on the need for a comprehensive and transparent accountability system in California's public schools, which considers multiple measures of a child's experience and involves community engagement and state support to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for all students.
Tool / Toolkit
Guiding Questions on Use of Supplemental Concentration Funds
Public Advocates
A guide to asking critical questions about schools' proposed use of supplemental/concentration funds made available through the Local Control Funding Formula.
Policy Brief/Proposal
Keeping the Promise of LCFF
Public Advocates
A report on the implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula, with key findings and recommendations for the future.
Policy Brief/Proposal
Implementing LCFF: Possible Solutions to Emergent LCAP Challenges
American Institutes for Research
A brief outlining the key challenges undercutting the Local Control Accountability Plan's effectiveness and offers short term and long term solutions to these identified challenges.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Monterey Educators Hail Anticipated Passage Of Education Reform Bill
Children Now
An article about how the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) will give more power to states in setting education standards and goals, de-link high-stakes testing from punishments, and promote local control and accountability in education.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
No Child Left Behind Replacement Would Give Other States The Freedom California Has Already Claimed
Children Now
An article describing how the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) aligns with California's approach to education governance, emphasizing local control and flexibility in determining school accountability measures.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
What Makes a Good School?
Children Now
An editorial about the need for a new school accountability system in California, exploring alternative measures beyond standardized test scores and highlighting the importance of maintaining clarity and performance-based assessment while considering a more rounded look at school achievement.
Story / Case Study / Commentary
Brown Consistent With Legislation He Signs And Vetoes
Children Now
An article describing California Governor Jerry Brown's consistent priorities in education legislation, including his emphasis on local control, opposition to new state mandates, and aversion to expanding data collection, and how he remained steadfast in his approach even with exceptions made for certain bills.