High-needs students are improving, but problems with the formula remain.
For the first time, the California Department of Education has come down on a county office for failing to provide proper oversight of millions of dollars meant for high-needs students.
Changes are coming to California’s complex Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), but the Legislature and the governor are at odds over what changes to implement.
West Contra Costa Unified is one of the districts that could temporarily benefit. The school district has been anticipating $15 million in cuts from its 2022-23 budget. If the adjustment is approved, Associate Superintendent of Business Services Tony Wold said the projected deficit would be staved off until 2023-24 and then effectively cut in half.
The governor promised to work with Assemblywoman Weber on another solution for next year’s budget.
The Hayward Unified School District announced last week that it would be shifting to an online learning model due to staff shortages, effective Jan. 11.
Imagine a school where the students actually look forward to the school cafeteria lunch.
Sen. Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge) introduced a bill Monday that would decouple K-12 school district funding from average daily attendance beginning in 2023-24.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed is publicly showing support for the recall effort of three SF Unified school board members.
The quality of education a child receives can have an impact for the rest of his or her life.