1970s-1996
What is California's rank in Education Funding (1-50)?
47th
What year was CFJ formed?
1996
Which president signed the "No Child Left Behind Act?"
George W Bush
What illness took the world by storm in 2020?
COVID-19
How are public schools funded?
Property Taxes
What proposition banned race, ethnicity, or gender preferences when hiring and in college admissions, which deeply impacted accessibility for communities of color in California?
Prop 209
What does RCS stands for?
Relationship Centered Schools
What was the other used for Prop 15 in November 2020 election?
Schools and Communities First
What was so bad about Proposition 13 passing in 1978?
The passing of Proposition 13 in 1978 included a property tax loophole for wealthy commercial property owners. The loopholes allowed wealthy corporations to avoid paying billions of dollars in property taxes which drastic decline in funding for education and public services throughout CA.
Quick Math-- how old is CFJ?
28 Years old
What did the No Child Left Behind Act really do to low-income communities & Student of Color?
Low-income schools and students of color who had less support and resources to reach the unattainable goals in the standardized tests were left in the dust! This widened the achievement gap between youth of color and white students nationwide.
What was Prop 15 trying to undo?
Repeal the corporate loophole that Prop 13 created in 1978 and bring funding back into schools!
Affirmative action is a set of policies and procedures that aim to improve opportunities for groups that have been historically discriminated against.
What is the school to prison pipeline?
The school-to-prison pipeline is a term used to describe the policies and practices that push students, particularly those from marginalized communities, out of schools and into the criminal justice system.
Name at least 2 wins from CFJ's Campaign for Quality Education
2001: a CFJ long beach rally & press conference about dirty and locked bathrooms, leaders to LB Unified agreeing to hire more janitors and change bathroom policy
2003: San Jose youth won a bilingual certification program
2007: Youth won $16million to replace outdated equipment in Oakland schools, like bathroom stalls to air conditioning and facility vents.
2012-2013: Fresno youth win an Ethnic Studies Course for Fresno Unified that is A-G certified.
2013: LCFF - equitable funding formula that allocated more resources to high needs students - foster youth, low income, ELL
Name of the the campaigns CFJ pushed in 2020 to present day
Rebuild and Reimagine Campaign
Youth-Led Democracy