The California Legislature is weighing a $300 million budget proposal aimed at improving educational outcomes for students at low-income schools.
The California Legislature is weighing a proposal by Gov. Gavin Newsom to set aside $300 million for low-income schools, but some education advocates say it won't do enough to improve educational outcomes for Black students.
"This proposal is exactly what our state needs to work toward repairing the longstanding harms of inequity in education and ensuring our schools are more fair and accessible forWhile Newsom's proposal is racking up support from Weber and other lawmakers, some advocates who backed Weber's bill from last year say California must come up with a more targeted solution to benefit Black students.
Fortune was referring to what is known as the Local Control Funding Formula, which dictates how school districts are funded. About 70% of Black students failed to meet state testing standards for English Language Arts in the 2021-2022 school year, compared with less than 40% of white students, according to state data. About 84% of Black students didn't meet math standards, compared with about 50% of white students.
The proposal as it was originally written gives wide latitude to schools on how to spend the money but would require them to report how funds are used to the state. Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi, a Democrat who represents the Los Angeles suburbs, questioned the Newsom administration during the hearing about how funding would be used to specifically benefit students and improve their performance in schools, such as by hiring literary coaches or tutors.
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