An overlooked but still key provision of Gov. Jerry Brown's new funding formula for schools requires districts to maintain average class sizes at no more than 24 students - or risk losing some of their funding. (k-12daily.org)
«Our proposed new funding formula recognises educational disadvantage in its widest sense, including pupils who do not necessarily benefit from the pupil premium but whose families may be only just about managing,» she said. (bbc.co.uk)
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan seems to be trying to turn over a new leaf with California Gov. Jerry Brown after years of tense disagreements, notes EdSource Today after Duncan praised Brown's new funding formula at an event Friday night in San Francisco. (laschoolreport.com)