Noozhawk republishes news articles and commentaries from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that affect Santa Barbara County readers.

California’s school funding law hasn’t proven as equitable or effective as legislators envisioned when they passed the Local Control Funding Formula in 2013. So lawmakers and education advocates have ...

Their higher funding level also exempts them from the Local Control Funding Formula, which disburses about 70% of TK-12 funding. LCFF steers more money to districts with the most English learners, low ...

State education officials will seek public input on the long-embattled Chapter 70 funding formula that distributes state aid to local school districts, the Healey administration announced Thursday.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Students athletes and their coaches are recognized for achievements at the Clovis Unified School District board meeting Wednesday, ...

California's school funding system, overhauled in 2013 to make it more equitable, does not address a growing inequality, a situation felt most sharply in counties that have a combination of rich and ...