Community Services

Uphold LCFF’s democratic process
150 150 Helen Hutchison

Opinion: School funding shift set to empower citizens but greater transparency needed to inform local decision-making.

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How the Rainy Day Fund is impacting education in California
150 150 Christopher Nelson

As the public service that commands the lion’s share of general fund expenditure, perhaps no other area stands to benefit more than K-12 education.

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Realignment the topic du jour at PPIC roundtable
150 150 Matthew Grant Anson

All three panelists acknowledged the relative youth of Realignment and the difficulty that poses when it comes to making an honest assessment of it, as well as how critical prevention is for any type of lasting success.

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AB 109 sheds light on need for sentencing reform in California
150 150 Tom Hoffman

Perhaps the most politically sensitive discussion now boiling just beneath the very controlled surface of public debate is sentencing reform.

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College graduate deficit slated to get worse says CED report
150 150 Matthew Grant Anson

The report spells out a far less golden future for the Golden State should results not improve in California’s colleges. But it’s a problem that California has the tools to address.

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LCFF & Common Core: How Los Angeles Unified is managing both
150 150 Matthew Grant Anson

In this interview, CA Fwd spoke to the Los Angeles Unified School District finance department for its perspective on the ongoing changes.

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