California's Public Schools Need Better Oversight and Guidance From the State

California Public Schools Need Better Oversight and Guidance From the State

Stanford study exposes the glaring shortcomings in former Gov. Jerry Brown's public education reform plan. What will California do to fix it?

California's public schools need better oversight and guidance from the state

Shortly after beginning his second stint as governor of California in 2011, Jerry Brown began promoting a two-pronged overhaul of how the state finances public schools. Brown proposed to eliminate, or at least reduce, “categorical aids,” which were earmarks for specific purposes, and provide additional funds to schools with large numbers of kids falling behind on academic skills. Brown said what came to be known as the Local Control Funding Form…

California’s public schools need better oversight and guidance from the state

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Shortly after beginning his second stint as governor of California in 2011, Jerry Brown began promoting a two-pronged overhaul of how the state finances public schools. Brown proposed to eliminate, or at least reduce, “categorical aids,” which were earmarks for specific purposes and […]