Children’s Defense Fund Files Appeal Over LBUSD’s Spending Plan
August 24, 2017 – The Grunion’s Harry Saltzgaver covers our appeal to the California Department of Education against the Long Beach Unified School District. The appeal follows our [...]
Making Progress Towards an Equal Playing Field: A Follow Up to the ACLU of Southern California and Public Advocates’ Report on Charter School Admissions Policies
For a PDF of this statement, including a chart of schools that have not reported back on action to correct exclusionary policies, click here; for a press release on the statement, click here. By [...]
Local Control Formula Closing Funding Gap but Not Equity Gap, Report Says
John Fensterwald of the Press-Telegram reports on the lack of progress towards education equity in California. Even though the state passed a landmark education funding bill four years ago the [...]
Long Beach Unified School District Accused of Misusing Funds Earmarked for Disadvantaged Students
April 5, 2017 – Jason Ruiz of the Long Beach Post reports on the complaint filed by Public Advocates against the Long Beach Unified School District. The complaint states that the district [...]
Long Beach Unified Accused of Misspending Money for Neediest Students
April 5, 2017 – Howard Blume of the Los Angeles Times reports on the complaint that Public Advocates filed against the Long Beach Unified School District. The district has misspent more [...]
Long Beach Unified Accused of Underfunding ‘High-Needs’ Students
April 4, 2017 – John Fensterwald of EdSource reports on the complaint that Public Advocates has filed against the Long Beach Unified School District. Senior staff attorney Angelica Jongco [...]
Public Advocates Files Complaint Against LBUSD for Shortchanging High-Need Students
The Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) is violating state law by misallocating more than $40 million of state education funding that is specifically designed to increase or improve [...]
Long Beach Unified Accused of Violating State Law by Misappropriating $41 million
April 4, 2017 – David Downey of the Press-Telegram reports on the complaint that Public Advocates has filed against the Long Beach Unified School District. Senior Staff Attorney Angelica [...]
