Can communities take steps beyond the Williams settlement to improve California’s schools?
The Williams settlement is an important first step in improving California’s public schools and promoting equal educational opportunities. But in order for it to make a real and lasting difference, Californians will need to keep the pressure on officials and lawmakers to make changes beyond the specific points in the settlement. These are just some of the many opportunities for communities to continue to take action and support the struggle for educational justice in California: • Put pressure on the legislature to provide communities with more information about the opportunities available to students in each public school. • Ask your state legislators to work on changing the education funding system to make sure that schools receive enough money, and that funds are given out fairly. Schools with more problems should be the top priority. • Work with students, parents and community members to develop new school funding models based on how much money is really needed to provide a quality
