In 2018, CSBA’s staff, members and partners explored some of the most pressing subjects facing California’s schools and our 6.2 million students. We had a lot to choose from – the issues schools grapple with have never been more numerous, more varied or more complex. Here’s some of the most compelling writing on those topics from the past year. Thanks for reading in 2018; we look forward to providing more insight in the new year.
Magazine Articles
Trial by Fire: Schools rebuild after the 2017 wildfires
California Schools magazine (Spring issue)
Author: Hugh Biggar
Integrating History: Building Successful Ethnic Studies Programs
California Schools magazine (Spring issue)
Author: Gayle Romasanta
Creating safer schools: Prevention, threat assessment and security (a 3-part series)
California Schools magazine (Summer issue)
Authors: Kimberly Sellery & Hugh Biggar
The Price of Inequality: The achievement gap and the high cost to America’s future
California Schools magazine (Fall issue)
Author: Troy Flint
Close to Home: The surprising truth about human trafficking
California Schools magazine (Fall issue)
Author: Kimberly Sellery
Put to the test: Grading Jerry Brown on Education
California Schools magazine (Winter issue)
Author: Troy Flint
Education, protests & freedom of speech are the ties that bind our republic
California Schools magazine (Winter issue)
Author Vernon M. Billy
Special Reports
Policy and Programs Annual Review 2018 – a 114-page compendium of briefs, fact sheets and research
Research Briefs
School Board Members Get Down to Facts: Results of a CSBA Survey of Trustees on Key Education Topics
The English Learner Roadmap: Providing Direction for English Learner Success
Supporting STEM Access, Equity, and Effectiveness: Equitable Access to Rigorous STEAM Coursework
Seize the Data: Using Chronic Absence Data to Boost Achievement
The California School Dashboard and Small Districts
Preventing Catastrophic Heat Illness
The Impact of Marijuana Legalization on K-12: Current Status and Future Expectations
The Impact of Marijuana Legalization on K-12: Use of Medical Marijuana in Schools
The Impact of Marijuana Legalization on K-12: The Effect of Marijuana on the Brain
Fact Sheets
Behind the numbers —The cold, hard facts of California public school funding
