A new statewide partnership to support California’s teacher recruitment efforts was announced by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond in a Jan. 26 virtual event that featured California education leaders including CSBA Immediate Past President Dr. Susan Heredia. The California Department of Education will […]
During a Dec. 1 panel discussion at CSBA’s 2022 Annual Education Conference and Trade Show in San Diego, which was moderated by CSBA CEO & Executive Director Vernon M. Billy, leaders of local educational agencies and state and federal cybersecurity experts covered how schools can […]
Comprehensive community schools are needed now more than ever, according to experts who spoke during a Jan. 12 webinar hosted by the Center for Universal Education to launch the Community Schools Forward Task Force’s essential community school resources. In light of the immediate and lingering […]
The state’s Instructional Quality Commission (IQC) met Jan. 26 to approve its 2023 goals, select a chair and vice chair and select members for various committees following an orientation day on Jan. 25. Commissioners approved six goals for the year, including ensuring all IQC members […]
CSBA’s 2022 Annual Education Conference and Trade Show in San Diego Dec. 1-3 attracted approximately 3,500 attendees, breaking recent attendance records, and included three insightful General Sessions. Nationally acclaimed educator and award-winning author of Miseducated, Brandon P. Fleming, reminded attendees of AEC’s First General Session […]
By Jeremy Anderson and Angela Asch Access to reliable home-to-school transportation for students improves attendance and cuts rates of chronic absenteeism, particularly for students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Recent research from the University of Pennsylvania highlights evidence-based strategies to combat chronic absenteeism and found that […]
Encinitas Union School District received CSBA’s inaugural Governance Team of the Year Award during the 2022 Annual Education Conference and Trade Show in December. The award is bestowed upon the board of a school district or county office of education that demonstrates exceptional governance culture […]
Informational items focused on early learning, assessments and school climate were the crux of the State Board of Education’s Jan. 19–20 meeting agenda. In addition, what is usually a routine action of assigning a number to an SBE-approved charter school petition might have been complicated […]
A Funding Guide to More Diverse Schools in California 2022–23, released by the Center for the Transformation of Schools at the University of California, Los Angeles, highlights allocations and grants available to individual teachers as well as local educational agencies. The guide provides application requirements, […]
CSBA’s 2022 Annual Education Conference and Trade Show in San Diego Dec. 1-3 attracted approximately 3,500 attendees, breaking recent attendance records, and included three insightful General Sessions featuring nationally acclaimed educator and award-winning author of Miseducated, Brandon P. Fleming; New York Times bestselling author of […]
