School district leaders and researchers explored the strategies, investments and best practices for expanded learning initiatives that can address the disruption of COVID-19 on education during a May 4 CSBA webinar. The second in a two-part series, “Expanding Learning: Governance for Developing Effective Learning Recovery […]
In the midst of a global pandemic, local educational agency boards have continued working to support programs and initiatives that offer students the academic and social-emotional opportunities they need — no matter which mode of instruction they are in. CSBA’s 5 questions series gives board […]
High school graduation policies play an important role in promoting equitable outcomes for students, according to a recent Public Policy Institute of California report. Does Raising High School Graduation Requirements Improve Student Outcomes? reviewed district graduation policies from the 2018–19 academic year and looked at […]
Three Southern California school districts of varying sizes shared their summer plans during CSBA’s “School’s in for Summer: Strategies for Successful Summer Programs and Beyond” webinar on April 27. The first in a two-part series hosted by CSBA addressing strategies, investments and best practices that […]
Whether expanding on existing summer learning opportunities to meet newfound student needs or launching new programs to jumpstart learning recovery, there are funding and resources available to assist local educational agencies in meeting their individual goals. Experts discussed how districts can best leverage state and […]
The National School Boards Association on April 1 awarded Lowell Joint School District in Whittier, California, with a 2021 First Place Magna Award — reserved for districts across the country for programs that break down barriers for underserved students — for its Special Education Blue […]
By order of a Sacramento County Superior Court dated Feb. 26, 2021, class certification has been granted to a group of nonclassroom-based charter schools, their students and other waitlisted students, to represent all 308 nonclassroom-based charter schools in California in a lawsuit challenging the state’s […]
Up and down California, local educational agency boards are working tirelessly to make sure students can safely return to campus as quickly as possible in areas that are still in distance learning, and have everything they need to be academically, social-emotionally and physically supported — […]
As more districts look to adopt a community-schools model on campuses throughout the country to mitigate the numerous challenges faced by children and their families in the wake of the pandemic, a new brief from the UCLA Center for Community Schooling suggests leadership that includes […]
School board trustees, state legislators, federal advocates, business leaders and more discussed the critical importance of universal broadband access to the state’s K-12 schools and its economic future during an April 20 CSBA webinar, Broadband for California: Connecting to Our Promise. CSBA CEO & Executive […]
