LAO: District oversight works - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess
Despite occasional interference by the Legislature, the system of fiscal oversight over districts by county offices of education has worked, the Legislative Analyst’s Office has concluded. “Given the substantial fiscal challenges that school districts have faced over the last two decades, the state’s fiscal oversight system has been effective in ensuring that school districts remain fiscally [...]
Local funding can come to the rescue of California schools - by Jeff Camp
California parents often imagine that their children attend a “local” school. They are mostly wrong. In a very real sense, California no longer has local schools – it has a system of state schools. California voters know that their state school system is under grave financial stress, and that it is harming kids. According to a [...]