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Koppich, Julia E.; Humphrey, Daniel C. – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2018
The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown on July 1, 2013, represents an historic and path-breaking shift for California, the first comprehensive change in the state's education funding system in 40 years. Each district now receives a base funding allocation and, in keeping with the law's equity focus, added…
Descriptors: Funding Formulas, Educational Finance, State Aid, School District Autonomy
Koppich, Julia E.; Humphrey, Daniel C.; Marsh, Julie A.; Polikoff, Morgan; Willis, Jason – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2018
The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown on July 1, 2013, represents the first comprehensive change in California's education funding system in 40 years. The LCFF eliminates nearly all categorical funding streams, shifts control of most education dollars from the state to local school districts, and…
Descriptors: Local Government, Funding Formulas, State Policy, Educational Policy
Marsh, Julie A.; Koppich, Julia E.; Humphrey, Daniel C.; Kimner, Hayin; Mulfinger, Laura S.; Allbright, Taylor N.; Alonso, Jacob; Bridgeforth, James; Daramola, Eupha Jeanne; Enoch-Stevens, Taylor; Kennedy, Kate E.; Nkansah-Amankra, Akua – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2022
Public education today faces a troubling set of challenges, including declining enrollment, staffing shortages, and polarized communities, with school boards at the center of broader political debates. How did we arrive at this current state? This study--described here and, in more detail, in a related report--of seven California school districts…
Descriptors: School Districts, Crisis Management, COVID-19, Pandemics
Koppich, Julia E.; Humphrey, Daniel C.; Marsh, Julie A. – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2015
California ended 40 years of reliance on categorical funding for schools when Governor Jerry Brown signed the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) into law on July 1, 2013. LCFF intends to enhance services for high-needs students through new flexibility, targeted student funding, and local accountability. Two years into LCFF implementation,…
Descriptors: Funding Formulas, State Policy, Finance Reform, Educational Change
Marsh, Julie A.; Koppich, Julia E.; Humphrey, Daniel C.; Mulfinger, Laura S.; Allbright, Taylor N.; Alonso, Jacob; Bridgeforth, James; Daramola, Eupha Jeanne; Enoch-Stevens, Taylor; Kennedy, Kate E.; Nkansah-Amankra, Akua – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2022
Almost daily, media headlines draw attention to students struggling academically and emotionally from interrupted learning, high student absenteeism, declining enrollment, teacher and leader burnout, staffing shortages, polarized communities, and school boards at the center of broader political debates. How did we arrive at this current state of…
Descriptors: School Districts, Crisis Management, COVID-19, Pandemics