Good evening and welcome to kqed newsroom. Im thuy vu. Kids will be put to the test with policy changes. The funding formula devised by jerry brown puts local districts in control how they spend Education Funding and provides money for lowincome students and English Learners. The National Common core standards takes full effect this year. They drastically change how students are taught and tested. Joining me now for an explanation are California State School board president michael kurst and jill tucker. Michael, lets begin with you, the new socalled local control funding formula is a traumatic shift for School Districts. Can you explain how it works and why is it needed . The old system of financing was a historical accretion back to the 19 60s. It did not adjust for different peoples needs. It was convoluted and impossible to understand and relied on state earmarks telling schools to spend money on librarians or School Gardens or whatever. All from sacramento heavily indicated from s
Good evening and welcome to kqed newsroom. Im thuy vu. Kids will be put to the test with policy changes. The funding formula devised by jerry brown puts local districts in control how they spend Education Funding and provides money for lowincome students and English Learners. The National Common core standards takes full effect this year. They drastically change how students are taught and tested. Joining me now for an explanation are California State School board president michael kurst and jill tucker. Michael, lets begin with you, the new socalled local control funding formula is a traumatic shift for School Districts. Can you explain how it works and why is it needed . The old system of financing was a historical accretion back to the 19 60s. It did not adjust for different peoples needs. It was convoluted and impossible to understand and relied on state earmarks telling schools to spend money on librarians or School Gardens or whatever. All from sacramento heavily indicated from s
Good evening and welcome to kqed newsroom. Im thuy vu. Kids will be put to the test with policy changes. The funding formula devised by jerry brown puts local districts in control how they spend Education Funding and provides money for lowincome students and English Learners. The National Common core standards takes full effect this year. They drastically change how students are taught and tested. Joining me now for an explanation are California State School board president michael kurst and jill tucker. Michael, lets begin with you, the new socalled local control funding formula is a traumatic shift for School Districts. Can you explain how it works and why is it needed . The old system of financing was a historical accretion back to the 19 60s. It did not adjust for different peoples needs. It was convoluted and impossible to understand and relied on state earmarks telling schools to spend money on librarians or School Gardens or whatever. All from sacramento heavily indicated from s
Good evening and welcome to kqed newsroom. Im thuy vu. Kids will be put to the test with policy changes. The funding formula devised by jerry brown puts local districts in control how they spend Education Funding and provides money for lowincome students and English Learners. The National Common core standards takes full effect this year. They drastically change how students are taught and tested. Joining me now for an explanation are California State School board president michael kurst and jill tucker. Michael, lets begin with you, the new socalled local control funding formula is a traumatic shift for School Districts. Can you explain how it works and why is it needed . The old system of financing was a historical accretion back to the 19 60s. It did not adjust for different peoples needs. It was convoluted and impossible to understand and relied on state earmarks telling schools to spend money on librarians or School Gardens or whatever. All from sacramento heavily indicated from s