The Sacramento County Office of Education is continuing years of efforts to address adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) as a partner organization with WellSpace Health, which was recently awarded a $1 million ACEs Aware grant from the California Department of Health Care Services. ACEs are traumatic […]
February is Black History Month, but local educational agencies and organizations from around the state are taking steps to support African American students’ success year-round. The barriers and systemic racism facing African American students throughout their educational journeys, such as lack of access to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
There is renewed attention on how quickly the health of athletes can change following the on-field collapse of NFL player Damar Hamlin on Jan. 2, when the Buffalo Bills safety suffered cardiac arrest during a game. In Hamlin’s case, those on the scene quickly sprung […]
On the heels of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s introduction of the 2023–24 Budget Proposal on Jan. 10, CSBA on Jan. 11 held a webinar to review the proposal and discuss its impact on local educational agencies. The Governor’s announcement came at a time when the state […]
Spoiler alert: financial investments in K-12 education matter greatly when it comes to ensuring equitable access and opportunities for students and improving academic achievement. A recent Learning Policy Institute webinar “Money Matters: Evidence Supporting Greater Investment in Public Education” covered the history of school finance […]
The majority of parents, both Democrat and Republican, are satisfied with the quality of education their children are receiving, according to an October report Parents Differ Sharply by Party Over What Their K-12 Children Should Learn in School from Pew Research Center. The report summarizes […]
