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ERIC Number: ED614379
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Mar
Pages: 5
Abstractor: ERIC
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The Strategy and Politics of California's Major School Finance Reform. Policy Brief
Kirst, Michael; Nodine, Thad
Education Insights Center
California approved a massive overhaul of its byzantine and unequal school finance system when the state Legislature passed and Governor Jerry Brown signed the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) in 2013. LCFF featured a new state finance model, but it was much more than a change in finance distribution formulas. It also provided districts with more flexibility in allocating resources and with a new accountability approach. For example, one of the accountability components revised local district processes for budgeting and resource allocation through a new state-mandated, three-year Local Control Accountability Plan. Using the passage of LCFF as a kind of case study, this policy brief brings together a conceptual analysis of state policy change with a contextual understanding of California's political and policy environment at the time in order to illuminate how this policy breakthrough occurred.
Education Insights Center. 6000 J Street, Tahoe Hall 3063, Sacramento, CA 95819. Tel: 916-278-3888; Fax: 916-278-3907; e-mail: edinsights@csus.edu; Web site: http://edinsightscenter.org
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: California State University, Sacramento. Education Insights Center
Identifiers - Location: California
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