Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF)

July 27, 2021

Free school meals for all here to stay in California

California will launch a universal school meals program in the 2022-23 school year, ensuring all students have access to stigma-free food.

June 4, 2021

California's K-12 funding formula likely to change, but disagreement over how

Gov. Newsom, legislative leaders agree to add $1.1 billion to the Local Control Funding Formula but not on who gets priority for the money.

June 2, 2021

Senate and Assembly cut, then add, billions to Gov. Newsom's budget for K-12

Budget committees' joint plan prioritizes school districts' financial health over more one-time funding. Next step: Talks with Newsom

February 9, 2021

Gov. Newsom calls for closing big ‘loophole’ in school funding for high-needs students

Districts have carried over unspent money intended for high-needs students to use however they want. The governor says the practice must end.

January 13, 2021

To help get kids back in school, California should temporarily suspend local collective bargaining

Gov. Newsom should sit down with union leaders to negotiate a safe statewide reopening of all public schools for in-person instruction.

October 5, 2020

Special education funding should be less isolated, have more accountability, report finds

Schools can save money by combining services and blending funding, a new special education report says.

September 30, 2020

How Prop. 15 would increase K-12 districts' funding

See how much money K-12 districts and charter schools might receive in 2025-26 if voters pass Prop. 15 on Nov. 3.

June 3, 2020

DATABASE: Federal aid helps some California schools more than others under governor's plan

Federal stimulus funding is coming to the aid of California’s school districts. An EdSource analysis projects that of the 897 districts that receive their funding through the state’s education funding formula, 60.4 percent would get more in stimulus funding than they’d lose in state cuts.

Daniel J. Willis

May 15, 2020

CSU's Tim White on all online learning this fall; looming education budget cuts explained

This week: Chancellor Tim White explains why the CSU's 23 campuses will be all online this fall ,and EdSource reporters review education cuts in Gov. Gavin Newsom's bad news budget.

EdSource staff

Commentary

April 14, 2020

In pandemic’s wake, California needs to rethink system of support for schools

When the coronavirus crisis has run its course, all of California’s schools and districts will need help to get back on their feet.

Daniel C. Humphrey

Local Control Funding Formula

January 9, 2020

New efforts to make school spending in California more transparent

State board makes it easier to follow the money; two bills would impose even stricter reporting requirements.

John Fensterwald

December 20, 2019

Care packages to first-gen college students; two views of a critical state audit

This week: We help deliver care packages to stressed-out CSU East Bay freshmen and get two views on a state audit critical of district spending on high-need students.