Sacramento is the epicenter of state politics. It is also the place where three large urban school districts work in tandem to serve kids. One of the districts is San Juan Unified, which has been working to improve the academic performance of its African American students, as well as curb its suspension rate. SJUSD now enters the Differentiated Assistance process with the Sacramento County Office of Education to pinpoint the real factors at play. For both sides, collaboration and transparency is key to the state's new approach of school improvement.