Community Services

Families in Schools brings authentic parent engagement to Huntington Park
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Last week’s LCFF Community Dialogue in Huntington Park hosted by Families in Schools painted a clear picture of authentic parent engagement and what happens when parents are engaged and valued.

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LCFF tour brings clarity to new school funding law
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California Forward is teaming with the California School Boards Association in a statewide tour to help school board members effectively implement the Local Control Funding Formula and develop Local Control Accountability Plans (LCAP).

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CA Fwd working with California School Boards Association on LCFF
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CA Fwd announces a collaboration with the California School Boards Association to help our state’s school boards implement the Local Control Funding Formula.

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LCFF & Common Core: How Evergreen is managing both
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In this interview, CAFwd spoke to Kathy Gomez, Superintendent at the Evergreen School District for her perspective on the ongoing changes to our schools.

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Contra Costa County shines bright as example of AB 109 success
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A culture of mutual respect exists between probation, sheriff, the district attorney and public defender without which Contra Costa would not be able to achieve the astounding statistical success it has seen since 2010

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LCFF & Common Core: How Lynwood Unified is managing both
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In this interview, CAFwd spoke to Alma-Delia Renteria, a teacher and school board member at the Lynwood Unified School District for her perspective on the ongoing changes.

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LCFF can’t be only step toward education reform
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While the law changes how money is distributed, however, it does very little to change the actual amount of money that is going toward schools.

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LCFF & Common Core: How Compton Unified is managing both
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In this interview, CAFwd spoke to Micah Ali of the Compton Unified School District for his perspective on the ongoing changes.

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An actor’s death sheds light on the need for evidence based addiction treatment
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Any time someone dies from a drug overdose, it is a tragedy. Not just because of the loss of human life, but because it was most likely preventable given the right approach to treating drug addiction.

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