California Forward
California working group of school boards collaborates on how to grapple with the requirements of Local Control Funding Formula education reforms.
read moreAs part of state’s local funding initiative, school district creates tool to calculate “true costs” of educating students based on more realistic expenditures.
read moreElected leaders and school officials came together to discuss cities and districts being left behind by the pace of new technology and how to adapt smartly to boost civic engagement, education outcomes and local economies.
read moreSimple innovation could boost college completion outcomes without sacrificing higher education quality.
read moreEconomic challenges of California’s younger generation of job seekers shown in story of millennial who returned to school and work after being homeless.
read more10 districts reviewing a wider range of metrics in quest to improve academic performance, including chronic absenteeism, how students, teachers and parents view their school, suspension and expulsion rates
read moreMany parents surveyed said they received no information on participating in LCFF process but there’s support for the goals and funding to close achievement gaps in California schools.
read moreIn conversation with CSBA magazine, expert on education reform touts CA Fwd paper on capacity building at the local level for positive change in school performance.
read moreCalifornia’s long-term prosperity depends on having this conversation about paying for state’s top priorities regionally and statewide.
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