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Direct linkMarsh, Julie A.; Dhaliwal, Tasminda K.; Hall, Michelle; Polikoff, Morgan S. – Education Finance and Policy, 2020
In this policy brief, we use the case of California's Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) to provide policy makers and educators guidance on how to involve the public in goal setting and resource distribution decisions. We provide clarity around who is and is not participating, why, and what broader lessons we can draw for implementing federal…
Descriptors: Funding Formulas, School District Autonomy, Citizen Participation, State Policy
Download full textMarsh, Julie A.; Hall, Michelle; Allbright, Taylor; Tobben, Laura; Mulfinger, Laura; Kennedy, Kate; Daramola, Eupha Jeanne – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2018
In 2013, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) with a clear mandate for democratic involvement in district goal setting and budgeting. School districts are expected to organize "meaningful engagement" of key stakeholders, including parents, students, educators, and the broader community, in…
Descriptors: Funding Formulas, School District Autonomy, Stakeholders, Educational Finance
Polikof, Morgan S.; Hough, Heather J.; Marsh, Julie A.; Plank, David – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2019
With a new Governor, State Superintendent, and Legislators in Sacramento and a diminished federal role in education, there is an opportunity for California's leaders to take stock of recent educational reforms and make necessary improvements. Several high-profile reforms over the past few years, including the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF)…
Descriptors: Public Education, Educational Attitudes, Educational Policy, Public Opinion
Koppich, Julia E.; Humphrey, Daniel C.; Marsh, Julie A.; Polikoff, Morgan; Willis, Jason – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2018
The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown on July 1, 2013, represents the first comprehensive change in California's education funding system in 40 years. The LCFF eliminates nearly all categorical funding streams, shifts control of most education dollars from the state to local school districts, and…
Descriptors: Local Government, Funding Formulas, State Policy, Educational Policy
Koppich, Julia E.; Humphrey, Daniel C.; Marsh, Julie A. – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2015
California ended 40 years of reliance on categorical funding for schools when Governor Jerry Brown signed the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) into law on July 1, 2013. LCFF intends to enhance services for high-needs students through new flexibility, targeted student funding, and local accountability. Two years into LCFF implementation,…
Descriptors: Funding Formulas, State Policy, Finance Reform, Educational Change
Marsh, Julie A.; Koppich, Julia E. – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2018
Adopted in 2013, the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) provides all districts with base funding plus supplemental and concentration grants for low-income students, English learners, and foster youth. The law eliminated most categorical programs, giving local school systems resource allocation authority and requiring Local Control and…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Administrator Attitudes, Funding Formulas, Resource Allocation
Marsh, Julie A.; Hall, Michelle – American Educational Research Journal, 2018
This article seeks to deepen our understanding of the nature and quality of democratic participation in educational reform by examining the first-year implementation of California's Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) mandating civic engagement in district decision-making. Drawing on democratic theory, empirical literature, and data from 10…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Democracy, Democratic Values, Public Administration
