Why does the Las Virgenes Unified School District need the LVEF?
Public education is supposed to provide a similar level of educational opportunity to all students, regardless of location or affluence. The reality, however, is different from the concept. Each state pays the majority of its public education costs, and each one takes a different approach. Federal funding for schools is directly associated with community affluence. State funding varies depending on the test results of the students lower-performing schools receive increased funding to help them move up. California schools, leaders in the nation in the early 1970s, are now ranked significantly lower than the national average. Our public school funding is in the bottom ten percent. (Californias K-12 Public Schools: How Are They Doing? Rand Corporation 2005) If we want to see a higher level of educational opportunity and quality in our schools, it is up to us to create it. As a result, parent organizations (PTAs, PFAs, PFCs, booster clubs, etc.) raise large sums of money every year to supp
