The California Department of Education (CDE) has issued an historic decision finding that the San Bernardino County Office of Education (SBCOE) improperly approved school district spending plans that shorted high-needs students the equivalent of more than $166 million dollars in services. The decision is the first in California to hold a county office of education accountable for its duties to oversee school districts under the Local Control Funding Formula, California’s education funding law.
See Public Advocates’ press release on the decision here
