Suggestions include confronting disparities in staffing fully qualified teachers and more evenly distributing money for high-needs students.
Research by the Public Policy Institute of California compares Local Control Funding Formula allocations to school-level spending.
Average scores have been rising in English language arts, but dropping in math as students progress through middle and high school — a cause for worry.
A new study overcomes challenges from a lack of transparency to compare schools' spending under the Local Control Funding Formula.
