June 4, 2021 – John Fensterwald of EdSource writes about proposed changes to California’s education funding law. Managing Attorney John Affeldt is quoted:
“It’s critical that the state double down on improving opportunities in the districts with the most concentrated poverty to help close the in-school and out-of-school equity gaps that the pandemic has only exacerbated,” said John Affeldt, managing attorney for the San Francisco-based public interest law firm Public Advocates.
“Tying the concentration grant hike to staffing increases is really smart. We and our community partners have been asking for reductions in staff-to-student ratios for over a decade.”
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