Each year, EdSource hosts a Forum that focuses on current education policies and issues in California.

Recent EdSource Forums have focused on the following topics. Click on the links below to read more:

 

California at a Crossroads: Crisis and Opportunity

March 2010, Santa Clara, California

A discussion of the ongoing fiscal challenges facing the state as well as the opportunities for K-12 and community college education in California. 

 

What's Next? BIG Issues for California and for Education

April 2009, Irvine, California

A discussion of the dramatic fiscal challenges facing California schools.

 

Big Visions and Hard Realities: What We Can Do Now

April 2008, Palo Alto, California

A discussion of systemwide reform despite the difficult budget situation.

 

Money Talks: New Research and Candid Conversations About School Finance

April 2007, Palo Alto and Pomona, California

A discussion of School Finance and the findings of the Getting Down to Facts  resarch project

 

School Accountability and Funding: Can California Get It Right?

March 2006, Fremont and Pomona, California

A discussion on finding a balance between the currently mismatched state and federal accountability systems and the tensions between raised academic expectations and a state funding system that pre-dates that change.