Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom released a proposal to strengthen accountability for the Local Control Funding Formula, or LCFF, the state’s K-12 funding system, and it couldn’t have come at a better time.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the funding formula, which shifted tens of billions of dollars to school districts serving high-needs students, provided district officials with greater budget flexibility with which to address their priorities, and strengthened student and family engagement in local spending decisions.
