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May 22, 2020
School districts can do a second round of layoffs if K-12 funding increases less than 2%. CTA will ask the Legislature to prevent it.
May 19, 2020
Superintendents argue that uncertainty and the higher costs of Covid-19, combined with a 10% cut in general funding, require increased funding.
May 7, 2020
School districts argue budget cuts warrant spending flexibility; equity advocates argue high-needs students need resources they're entitled to.
April 24, 2020
While pushing back the LCAP deadline, Newsom orders districts to report on distance learning and school closure expenses by July 1.
April 23, 2020
PPIC annual poll finds parents are satisfied with how districts closed schools and how Gov. Newsom has handled K-12 education.
April 22, 2020
The governor is expected to postpone the LCAP; legislators will be asked to cancel the California School Dashboard for one year.
April 14, 2020
When the coronavirus crisis has run its course, all of California’s schools and districts will need help to get back on their feet.
March 9, 2020
With mandated costs rising, school districts had been counting on a larger cost of living adjustment that they’d receive next year.
January 22, 2020
The LAO would spend more money on pension relief and funding formula and less on teacher shortage, community schools.
January 21, 2020
A new website would let the public see how much any district is — or is not — spending on “high-needs” students.
January 15, 2020
Parents want the district to allocate $7.2 million to improve services for the district’s 5,000 African-American students.
January 15, 2020
Leaders representing all segments of California's education system share their reactions to the governor’s budget proposals.
January 9, 2020
State board makes it easier to follow the money; two bills would impose even stricter reporting requirements.
November 6, 2019
After examining three districts' spending, State Auditor Elaine Howle calls for tighter controls over Local Control Funding Formula.
October 31, 2019
The state board will deliver an LCAP template that will be easier to read, but it probably still won't be easy to follow the money.
