CSBA has been pursuing the development of a multi-year campaign to increase California’s investment in K-12 public schools. Toward that end, CSBA has joined with several partners to gather school funding data and share accurate information about the state’s investment in our schools.
In October of 2005, CSBA, in partnership with the League of Women Voters California Education Fund, California State PTA and Children Now was successful in securing a grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to advance the dialogue around funding needs for California’s schools.
In 2006 and 2007, the project partners conducted over 100 interviews with key opinion and political leaders in California. The interviews were intended to help the partnership learn more about the thoughts of California’s leaders on school funding and to gauge their receptiveness to joining a coalition to explore policy options in this area. A variety of constituency groups were invited to participate in this outreach process, including education and grassroots organizations, business leaders, child advocates, researchers and policymakers.
To continue the momentum built in 2006, CSBA and its partners continue to work with key constituency groups and policy makers to develop and further refine a balanced set of policy proposals, conduct additional outreach, and develop additional tools and resources to help mobilize local leaders.
CSBA continues to offer trainings throughout California for members on how to conduct community engagement forums in their communities on a broader understanding of education finance and visioning for their future. Upcoming training opportunities can be found on CSBA's Training and Events page.
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