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In our Education role, we present unbiased, nonpartisan information to facilitate informed and active participation in government.
The member delegates to the LWV California Convention selected "Education" as an issue for education and advocacy in May 2007 for the next two years.
Read about the League's work on the Community College System.
What is the future of school reform in California? Interviews with California's leaders in education are helping create the ground work for a politically viable, educationally sound, comprehensive solution for our state. Read the School Finance Exploration Project report that not only analyzes these far-ranging interviews, but demonstrates the depth of the League's involvement in school reform. Read a League Brief on "Understanding
and Using Assessment Data to Drive School Reform". For background on the most recent study, see "Education Study". Once you click on one of the below links, you will leave the League of Women Voters of California Web site. Although we've found these resources helpful, we do not take responsiblity for the accurracy of the information or the opinions presented there except as indicated. The Master Plan for Education is a long-term, strategic plan for a single, seamless system of education from pre-kindergarten through postsecondary education that will produce better schools and higher levels of student achievement in every school, college, and university, and prepare students to enter the workforce. The main objectives of the plan are to focus the education system on student success and guide education policy and budget decisions over the next 20 years: The Education Master Plan. The League is one of the founders of EdSource and recommends their materials, which are of primary use in our own work. EdSource is an independent, nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization whose mission is to clarify complex education issues and to promote thoughtful policy decisions about public school improvement. Government Resources: California Legislative Analyst's Office Other Resources: California School Finance set up by EdSourcePut Students First Office of the Education Master Plan for Education (site will be archived by the State Library in February 2008. A new direct URL will be posted at that time) Education data West Ed Getting Down to Facts (Stanford Research, 23 reports) California Budget Project Public Policy Institute of California the RAND Corporation School Services of California UCLA Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access (IDEA) California School Boards Association California State PTA Children Now California Teacher's Association California Federation of Teachers |
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