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Walters: Veto Hurts Education of At-Risk Kids

October 14, 2020

Ever since the Local Control Funding Formula was passed nearly a decade ago, controversy has raged over how the overhaul in school finance was being administered. Former Gov. Jerry Brown, who pushed for LCFF’s adoption, said he trusted that local school off...

Tuck vs. Thurmond in Duel Over Cal School Funding: Walters

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July 16, 2018

The good news is, California is designating funding to close the educational achievement gap. The bad news is, the state resists measures to track whether that spending works. That is the analysis of CALmatt...

Uncle Sam Could Shake Up California Schools: Walters

Drew Phelps

January 4, 2018

In his Jan. 3 CALmatters column, Dan Walters discusses California’s issues with accountability in the public education system. Local Control Funding Formula dollars are apportioned primarily to schools with ...

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Walters: Veto Hurts Education of At-Risk Kids

Tuck vs. Thurmond in Duel Over Cal School Funding: Walters

Uncle Sam Could Shake Up California Schools: Walters

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