Is California's educational system dysfuntional? If so, how does California plan and manage for better education?
California's educational system is described by many as flawed. But is it the educational component that's broken? Or is it the financial component? Or could it simply be poor management? Lawrence O. Picus tackles that question in the following excerpt from the Public Policy Institute of California's report entitled "School Finance and California's Master Plan for Education." Picus focuses on redefining state governance by holistically incorporating the components of management, finance and education into a new statewide framework. Editor's note: This story is located 1/2-way down the page.
Thanks to Jon Lonner
FULL STORY: State's Educational Governance System Is Dysfunctional: Picus Suggests A Redefinition Of State & Local Roles

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