Over the past decade, California’s PreK-12 education system has
seen a variety of reforms— new academic standards and
assessments, the Local Control Funding Formula, advancements in
data systems—yet despite these changes, a new research project
reports that California lags behind other states when it comes to
important educational metrics. California’s students still face
some of the largest achievement gaps in the nation, schools
continue to see a lack of adequate funding and many young
Californians miss out on high-quality early childhood education.