As district nears LCAP vote, parents sound alarm on unaddressed language barriers

June 23, 2017 / We'Ced

Above: Local parent Carla Gonzalez addressed the Merced City School District board of trustees during the June 13 public hearing on school funding. Read More

Merced Parents Add Their Voice to School Funding Debate

November 5, 2013 / We'Ced

Experts, community advocates, parents and students gathered at the Merced Senior Center on October 24th to discuss their preferences for how new funds are to be spent at local schools. The Fair School Funding Law, or Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), determines that school districts with high percentages of low-income and English learning students can receive a share of an expected $18 billion increase in education spending in California over the next eight years.