Julia E. Koppich

Julia Koppich
Julia E. Koppich
President,
J. Koppich & Associates

Julia E. Koppich is president of J. Koppich & Associates, a San Francisco-based education consulting firm. She has served as a policy consultant for numerous state and federal organizations, including the U.S. Department of Education, the National Center on Performance Incentives, the Education Commission of the States, the National Governors Association, and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. She was also director and deputy director of PACE. She has been a principal researcher on studies of urban school change, teacher peer review, and the impact of federal policy on states and local school districts. She is the author of numerous articles and the co-author of two books: A Union of Professionals and United Mind Workers: Unions and Teaching in the Knowledge Society. Dr. Koppich received her PhD in educational administration and policy analysis from the University of California, Berkeley.

updated 2020

Contributing topics
Access, quality & alignment in early childhood education
College access & postsecondary success
Continuous school improvement & support
Education finance
Educational governance & policy
Educator workforce & effectiveness
Supporting students’ social-emotional, mental & physical health
Understanding, measuring & improving student outcomes
Contributing initiatives
Continuous Improvement and Support Systems in California
CORE-PACE Research Partnership
COVID-19 Recovery
Getting Down To Facts II
LCFF Research Collaborative
Commentary by Julia E. Koppich
: Strong, Collaborative Labor–Management Relations Can Move Postpandemic Education Forward
: Getting Serious About Teacher Evaluation
Julia E. Koppich in the Media
: Grappling with Covid’s Impact on Education: Labor and Management Confront the Crisis
: California’s School District Accountability Plans Need More Rigorous Review by County Leaders
: Report Highlights Difficulties in Aligning Early Ed with Elementary School
: Is California’s Investment in Needy Students Paying Off? Few Signs Yet That Achievement Gap Is Closing
: District Leaders Generally Support California’s Flexible School Finance Formula
Publications by Julia E. Koppich
Report Koppich Jan 2019
Principals’ Perceptions
Implementing The Local Control Funding Formula
In fall 2018, the Local Control Funding Formula Research Collaborative (LCFFRC) conducted surveys of stratified random samples of California superintendents and principals. Superintendent results were published in June 2018 in Superintendents Speak…
Advancing Equity Through the Local Control Funding Formula
Promising Practices
California’s Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) ushered in a new era for California education policy. Enacted in 2013, the LCFF shifted control of most education dollars from the state to local school districts, allowing them to determine how to…
GDTFII Brief LCFF
The Local Control Funding Formula After Four Years
What Do We Know?
The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown on July 1, 2013, represents the first comprehensive change in the state’s education funding system in 40 years. The LCFF eliminates nearly all categorical funding streams…
Superintendents Speak
Implementing the Local Control Funding Formula
Adopted in 2013, the LCFF provides all districts with base funding plus supplemental and concentration grants for low-income students, English learners, and foster youth. The law eliminated most categorical programs, giving local school systems…