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Local Control Funding Formula

California has reformed its system of school financing by introducing the Local Control Funding Formula. The formula, which requires districts to draw up a Local Control and Accountability Plan, grants more decision-making powers to school districts, and also gives additional state funds to districts based on the number of low-income students, English learners, foster children and homeless youth they serve.
June 9, 2016

State board may make it easier to follow the money

Unclear regulations and inconsistent enforcement undermine oversight of the LCAP process.

John Fensterwald
June 9, 2016

Tulare County superintendent: Accountability 'about process' as much as the document

Michael Collier
June 8, 2016

Santa Clara County superintendent: Stakeholder engagement 'the largest change' in LCAPs

Michael Collier
June 8, 2016

Sacramento County schools superintendent: Accountability plans 'an enormous adjustment'

Michael Collier
June 6, 2016

Orange County superintendent: 'We must support our districts'

Michael Collier
June 6, 2016

County superintendents speak out on making accountability work

Michael Collier
June 1, 2016

State officials find LA Unified shortchanged students

The shortfall for students with the highest needs will grow to $450 million, the complaint says.

John Fensterwald
May 25, 2016

Building California’s initial college, career readiness metric could prove challenging

State officials are considering a number of possible measures.

Fermin Leal
May 23, 2016

California must stay the course on path to achieving fair school funding

Danielle Farrie and David Sciarra
May 18, 2016

CORE districts turn spotlight on struggling student groups

Reducing the subgroup size gives a more complete picture of performance, a new study finds.

John Fensterwald
May 9, 2016

Local accountability plans key to success of California's school reforms

Louis Freedberg
May 4, 2016

State moves to make school accountability plans more user-friendly

Louis Freedberg
April 26, 2016

Bill would give legislators a say in shaping new accountability system

The state board would have to measure school climate and chronic absenteeism.

John Fensterwald
April 25, 2016

School budget laws complicate tracking of Common Core spending

Difficult to know how much money is being spent on standards implementation.

Theresa Harrington
April 14, 2016

Advocacy groups urge state board to tighten LCAP requirements

Three reports cite a lack of transparency in local accountability plans.

John Fensterwald