Funding reform worries potential ‘loser’ schools within ‘winning’ districts
06/07/2013SCHOOLS: State budget compromise applauded
06/15/2013
Source: San Jose Mercury News
California schools will receive an infusion of more than $3.6 billion in extra money this year, much of it targeted to the neediest students as part of a redistribution plan pushed by Gov. Jerry Brown.
The Democratic governor hopes that dramatically reshaping how state aid is handed out will correct decades of inequality between districts. He also wants to give local schools much of the responsibility to decide how the money is spent.
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Ed Trust
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