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Nearly a decade ago, the Legislature and then-Gov. Jerry Brown overhauled school financing with the declared goal of closing a stubborn \u201cachievement gap\u201d separating poor and English-learner students from their more privileged peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the Local Control Financing Formula (LCFF) directed more money to improve the education of kids deemed to be at \u201chigh-risk\u201d of failure, and many billions of dollars have been allocated to that purpose over the years, there\u2019s scant evidence <\/a>that the gap has been narrowed, much less closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Critics have charged that many local school districts, under pressure from advocates for other purposes, didn\u2019t focus the extra money on the targeted students. Advocates for the children who need help have been forced in some cases to sue, especially in large urban districts in which school politics are a blood sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, there\u2019s anecdotal evidence that some school districts, especially in rural areas, are making noticeable strides in closing the achievement gap. In smaller communities, schools are seen as vital civic institutions rather than political arenas, so parents and voters have influence that those in large cities lack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three years ago, EdSource, a journalistic website devoted to California education, highlighted the impressive educational gains<\/a> made in Brawley, a farm town in Imperial County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brawley Union High School Principal Jesse Sanchez was appalled by the writing of his students, EdSource reported, and \u201cresponded by creating a school-wide program that requires all students to write regularly in every class, including P.E., where earlier this year, students wrote about what they had learned regarding muscle anatomy and weight training.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver the past three years, the school, which serves about 1,670 students, has seen its scores soar on these tests aligned to the Common Core standards, which high school juniors take each spring,\u201d EdSource found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, EdSource highlighted another rural success<\/a>, this time in Livingston, a Merced County town best known as the headquarters of the Foster Farms poultry empire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It focused on Alma Lopez, a counselor at Livingston Middle School who persuaded her bosses to devote a big chunk of LCFF money to improving counseling services and expanding their reach into helping not only students but their families, many of which are poor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA lot of families in our district moved to the U.S. in search of a better life for their kids,\u201d Lopez, the daughter of immigrants from Mexico, told EdSource. \u201cAs someone who\u2019s been there, I want to make sure every student has the opportunities they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe needs are many. \u2026 Some students have endured hardships I can\u2019t even comprehend,\u201d Lopez said. \u201cBut I fell in love with the Livingston community. It reminded me of my own childhood in the rural valley. There\u2019s a strong sense of family, and everyone takes care of one another.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLivingston now has five counselors for its K-8 student population, and Lopez has designed a comprehensive, districtwide counseling program that serves students as well as their families,\u201d EdSource wrote. \u201cThe investment appears to have paid off. Livingston Union School District has a chronic absenteeism rate and suspension rate that is far lower than the state average, and English and math standardized test scores are consistently improving, according to the California School Dashboard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The American School Counselor Association last month honored Lopez as the national counselor of the year. She is living proof that kids from impoverished backgrounds can succeed if educators make the effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One wonders why state politicians and education officials don\u2019t insist that the successful efforts in Brawley, Livingston and other small communities be replicated elsewhere, especially in the big cities.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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