A historic change to California schools is taking place over the next few years that hopes to give parents and local school districts more control of how money is spent, in a change that Governor Brown has described as one in which ‘schools that need more, get more.’

As the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) begins to adopt the new education standards known as Common Core, it is being tested on how well it overcomes barriers to informing and involving parents in the effort to help students adapt and achieve.

California recently opted to adopt new federal education standards, known as Common Core, that aim to fundamentally change the way K-12 students are instructed and tested. Common Core will place less emphasis on traditional standardized testing and will center instruction on critical thinking, real-world applications and problem solving skills.