Grantee Resources

Topic: Systems Change

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Policy Brief/Proposal

California’s Golden Opportunity: LCAP’s Theory of Action, Problems and Corrections

Michael Fullan Enterprises Inc.

A commentary that aims to address the initial implementation problems of California's Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) and provide three remedies for improvement, emphasizing the importance of focusing on a small number of key factors, simplifying the process, and allowing for refinement in order to achieve substantial transformation and measurable progress in the state's education system.

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West Contra Costa Unified School District: Contentious Community Engagement Leads to a More Open and Constructive Dialogue Between the District and Its Stakeholders

Education Trust, Inc.

A case study about how contentious community engagement at West Contra Costa Unified School District led to a more open and constructive dialogue between the district and its stakeholders.

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