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 empowers districts, through a process of stakeholder engagement, to shape resource allocation goals and priorities to meet local needs. This brief summarizes four "Getting Down to Facts II" technical reports that describe research conducted during the LCFF's first four years of implementation: (1) "The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF): What Have We Learned after Four Years of Implementation? Technical Report. Getting Down to Facts II" (ED594756); (2) "Taking Stock of Stakeholder Engagement in California's Local Control Funding Formula: What Can We Learn from the Past Four Years to Guide Next Steps? Technical Report. Getting Down to Facts II" (ED594799); (3) "In the Era of the Local Control Funding Formula: The Shifting Role of California's Chief Business Officers. Technical Report. Getting Down to Facts II" (ED594680); and (4) "In Need of Improvement? Assessing the California Dashboard after One Year. Technical Report. Getting Down to Facts II" (ED594705). Research thus far shows strong support for the principles on which the LCFF is based and some areas of encouraging progress. Although it is clear much more work is needed to realize the LCFF's ambitious goals, California has made substantial progress on which it now can build.