California’s Smarter Balanced test results: Use with caution
September 26, 2017 – EdSource’s Louis Freedberg reports on the soon-to-be released results of the statewide Smarter Balanced tests. He predicts that there will be a rush to analyze, [...]
Victory! Community Coalition v. LAUSD Settlement A Big Win for L.A. Students
Community Coalition v. LAUSD Settlement Winning New Services for Low-Income Students, English Language Learners and Foster Youth The settlement resolves a 2015 lawsuit filed by Public Advocates [...]
Settlement Sends $150M to 50 Neediest Los Angeles Schools
September 14, 2017 – U.S. News and World Report covers our $150 million settlement with the Los Angeles Unified School District. The settlement arises from a 2015 lawsuit filed by Public [...]
LAUSD To Pay $150 Million To Low Income Schools
September 14, 2017 – California Patch covers our $150 million settlement with the Los Angeles Unified School District. The settlement arises from a 2015 lawsuit filed by Public Advocates, [...]
LAUSD to pay $150 million in landmark settlement for ‘high-need students’
September 14, 2017 – ABC 7 in Los Angeles covers the $150 million settlement with LAUSD. The settlement arises from a 2015 lawsuit filed by Public Advocates, the ACLU Foundation of Southern [...]
LAUSD settles legal case that cut to the core of how California funds high-needs schools
September 14, 2017 – Kyle Stokes of KPCC covers the $150 million settlement with LAUSD. The settlement arises from a 2015 lawsuit filed by Public Advocates, the ACLU Foundation of Southern [...]
50 de las escuelas más necesitadas del LAUSD se repartirán $150 millones
September 14, 2017 – La Opinión covers our $150 settlement with the Los Angeles Unified School District. Click here for the full article.
Los Angeles Unified settles lawsuit over funding for ‘high-needs’ students
September 14, 2017 – EdSource’s George White covers the $150 million settlement with LAUSD. The settlement arises from a 2015 lawsuit filed by Public Advocates, the ACLU Foundation of [...]
Advocates for students claim partial victory in dispute over LBUSD spending
August 24, 2017 – Andrew Edwards of the Long Beach Press Telegram covers our appeal to the California Department of Education against the Long Beach Unified School District. The appeal follows [...]
Press Release: Public Advocates Files Appeal Against LBUSD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – AUGUST 24, 2017 Contact: Cadonna Dory, Children’s Defense Fund – California, cdory@childrensdefense.org (o) 213.355.8790 (m) 323.385.6342 James Suazo, Building [...]
