Topic: Transforming Systems for Equity

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California’s Golden Opportunity: Long Beach Unified School District Executive Summary

Michael Fullan Enterprises Inc.

A case study about the concept of Professional Capital in action at Long Beach Unified School District in California, describing the district's core strategies to create system coherence and cultivate professional capital.

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California’s Golden Opportunity: Twin Rivers Unified School District Executive Summary

Michael Fullan Enterprises Inc.

A case study about the concept of Professional Capital in action at Twin Rivers Unified School District in California, describing the district's core strategies to create system coherence and cultivate professional capital.

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California’s Golden Opportunity: Whittier Union High School District Executive Summary

Michael Fullan Enterprises Inc.

A case study about the concept of Professional Capital in action at Whittier Union High School District in California, describing the district's core strategies to create system coherence and cultivate professional capital.

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Special Education Finance in California

Public Policy Institute of California

A report examining California’s special education finance system in light of the principles that underlie the Local Control Funding Formula.

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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.

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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.

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Just Talk

University of California, Los Angeles Graduate School of Education & Information Studies

A podcast interview series about education and justice.

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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.

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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.

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Top Priority: The Push For K-12 Accountability

Children Now

An op-ed emphasizing the importance of implementing a statewide school accountability system in California, particularly to address STEM challenges and ensure all students have access to a high-quality education.

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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.

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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.

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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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Why California Keeps Failing To Grade Its Schools

Children Now

An article criticizing California's state leaders for not providing a new index for measuring schools' progress and accountability, leaving parents and communities in the dark about their children's education, and suggesting that this delay may be intentional to avoid accountability for the state's public schools.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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California Revamps School Rankings

Children Now

An article discussing changes in San Francisco's education system, particularly the transition away from the Academic Performance Index (API) as a yardstick for school success, and the adoption of a new system that includes multiple indicators beyond standardized test scores.

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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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