Students and Parents Win $4 million to Improve Oakland Schools
Project: California’s New School Finance Law: Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) Date: June 24, 2015 Contact: Saa’un Bell, 562.472.7687, saaun@caljustice.org; Isabel Alegria, [...]
Parents Win $1.2 Million to Improve Parent-Student Engagement in Alum Rock District
Project: California’s New School Finance Law: Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) Date: June 18, 2015 Contact: Zelica Deams Rodriguez, (415) 794-9826; Olivia Ortiz, (408) 854-1511; Isabel [...]
Public Advocates Response to May State Budget Revise
Date: May 14, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY May 14, 2015 Contact: Isabel Alegría, 415-431-7434; ialegria@publicadvocates.org Public Advocates Response to May State Budget Revise Today, Governor Jerry Brown [...]
Parents & Students Say Education Reform depends on Robust Accountability for Districts – and Stakeholder Input in Local Decisions
Project: California’s New School Finance Law: Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) Date: May 6, 2015 PRESS ADVISORY For Immediate Release: May 5, 2015 Contacts: Saa’un Bell: (562) [...]
New Report: California Vulnerable to Widespread Charter School Fraud
Project: Charter School Accountability & Fraud Date: March 24, 2015 For Immediate Release: March 24, 2015 Contacts: Hilary Hammell, Public Advocates: 415-625-8466, [...]
Department of Education and Charter Schools Association Agree with Civil Rights Group: Public Schools Can’t Force Parents to Volunteer
Project: Forced Parent Work Policies Date: January 29, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, January 29, 2015 Contact: Public Advocates: Hilary Hammell, 415-625-8466, [...]
Joint Statement responding to Governor Brown’s budget proposal on climate
Project: Cap and Trade Revenues under AB 32 and SB 535 Date: January 9, 2015 Advocates for climate justice responded to Governor Brown’s budget proposal with a call for more funding for programs [...]
Statement of John Affeldt, Public Advocates Managing Attorney, on Governor Brown’s K-12 Spending Plan
Project: California’s New School Finance Law: Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) Date: January 9, 2015 Related Staff: John T. Affeldt San Francisco, CA – We are all appreciative of the [...]
