School Lunch Policy
Local Advocacy In 2008, Public Advocates learned of a troubling practice taking place within San Francisco Unified School District’s (SFUSD) school lunch program. The district was in essence [...]
Comparing Expenditures School by School
Each parent should be able to find out how much their child’s school spends per student compared to other schools. In 2005, Public Advocates helped make this a reality by co-sponsoring Senate [...]
English Language Learners
One in four California public school students is an English Language Learner—a student who does not understand or communicate well enough in English to enable him or her to meaningfully [...]
Campaign for Quality Education (CQE)
Strengthening Student Voices Public Advocates is a founding member of the Campaign for Quality Education (CQE), a statewide alliance of 25 grassroots organizations dedicated to ensuring that all [...]
PA-ACLU Comments to State Board of Education Regarding LCAP Issues & Recommendations
PA and the ACLU of California submitted this comment letter to the State Board of Education summarizing key findings based on the organizations’ review of LCAPs as well as recommendations to [...]
WCCUSD Parents file complaint to suspend spending by district in violation of state law
Project: California’s New School Finance Law: Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) Date: March 28, 2016 Parents from the West Contra Costa Schools District filed a complaint today to [...]
Williams V. California
On May 17, 2000 — the 46th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education — the American Civil Liberties Union, Public Advocates, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and other [...]
