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Tag: LCFF

California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

A big data system for public education?

Avatar by Dan Walters January 18, 2021January 14, 2021

Having failed so many times to effectively use technology in state government, should California try again with a school data system?

California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

It’s time to enforce law and help at-risk kids

Avatar by Dan Walters July 2, 2020July 8, 2020
california schools

Follow the money: Are changes coming for California’s school funding law?

Ricardo Cano by Ricardo Cano January 8, 2020January 8, 2020
Carol Pancho reads to her first grade class at Sequoia Elementary School in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Pancho is retiring at the end of the school year after 37 years of teaching. Photo by Anda Chu, Bay Area News Group

As California spends billions on high-needs students, calls grow for more oversight

Ricardo Cano by Ricardo Cano November 5, 2019November 6, 2019
California school funding, school finance, LCFF, Local Control Funding Formula

Needy school districts are getting more money — but what about needy kids?

Ricardo Cano by Ricardo Cano August 7, 2019August 7, 2019
A report on California school policy finds the state lags in student achievement, and prescribes a much bigger investment in preschool.

Report: To close California’s achievement gap, spend a lot more on preschool

Ricardo Cano by Ricardo Cano September 18, 2018June 23, 2020
California test scores regressed this year for 11th graders.

California’s poor students rank next to last on national test

Avatar by Jessica Calefati April 13, 2018June 23, 2020
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