This Black History Month, CSBA spotlights programs helping to close opportunity and achievement gaps. Efforts to support Black students and community members shouldn’t be exclusive to the month of February. Recognizing the systemic and institutional racism that has impacted the education and lives of Black […]
The U.S. Department of Education opened the application process for the Competitive Grants for State Assessments program, which this year will prioritize plans that use multiple measures of academic achievement and follow a competency-based model. The CGSA program provides states an opportunity to enhance the […]
California’s poverty rate, already the highest in the nation before the pandemic, is likely to have increased in 2021, impacting children statewide. However, according to the Urban Institute, reviving one strategy alone could reduce child poverty by 50 percent or more in 11 states and […]
Research has demonstrated time and time again that all students thrive when exposed to teachers with more diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. A recent guidebook from the UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools aims to support local educational agencies in their efforts to recruit […]
As of November 2021, district leaders were more concerned about the mental health of students, teachers and principals, in that order, than student engagement, student discipline, student and teacher attendance and declined enrollment, according to a RAND Corporation poll, “District Leaders’ Concerns About Mental Health […]
Senate Bill 328 (2019), also known as the late start bill goes into effect July 1, 2022. The bill, which was codified in Education Code 46148, mandates that the school day cannot begin before 8 a.m. for middle schools, and 8:30 a.m. for high schools. […]
In a press conference today, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a “more sensible and sustainable health care approach based on lessons learned to prepare for the unknown.” The SMARTER Plan addresses: Shots – Vaccines are the most powerful weapon against hospitalization and serious illness Masks – […]
What began as a collaboration with the California Department of Education to roll out an online suicide prevention training to county offices of education across the state has morphed into an ongoing group effort to address the mental health and wellness needs of K-12 students […]
Many of California’s public school teachers cannot afford to live in the communities where they work, forcing them to commute long distances or pushing them out of the education system altogether. As districts attempt to recruit and retain teachers amid skyrocketing housing costs, some local […]
The California Department of Public Health held a “listening session” with stakeholder groups including CSBA on Feb. 11 to discuss plans to roll out the vaccine mandate once a COVID-19 vaccine obtains full authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for students in two specific […]
