Resources
School board members, superintendents and school communications staff should be ready to communicate what the loss of ESSER funding for their LEAs. There are no easy answers, but CSBA is providing tips for communication around this difficult topic.
Irene Kearns recalls what it was like to learn California history that didn’t align with what she’s learned from her parents as a child — including the field trips to Gold Rush territory and local missions — only to turn around and be expected to […]
To effectively support students across the United States, public schools need to pull and coordinate funding from federal, state and local sources. Partnerships between agencies across sectors and with community-based organizations can be challenging but necessary; schools alone cannot address all the needs of young […]
Since joining the California Legislature in 2018 as its first Native American representative, Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-Highland) has worked to re-educate the public and protect the rights of Native American youth in the classroom and beyond. “We have so much to catch up on […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are evolving quickly, and with those advances come many opportunities and challenges for TK-12 schools. Whether it’s from a policy or curricular perspective, governing board members are looking for support, which is why CSBA created its AI Taskforce: Education in the […]
Though the State Board of Education (SBE) won’t approve instructional materials for mathematics until November 2025, school districts can start preparing now for a seamless textbook adoption process that will be sure to meet local needs.
California schools are making significant progress in providing dual language immersion pathways for students, chipping away at a lapse in programs from 1998–2016, when voters approved Proposition 227, requiring English-only instruction for all students in the state. This served to shut down most bilingual programs, […]
The Library of Congress, in collaboration with a number of other federal agencies, has a website dedicated to National Hispanic Heritage Month with resources for educators.
Research suggests that youth who experience bullying and/or cyberbullying may be more at risk for suicidal thoughts. In recognition of National Suicide Prevention Month, Angela Asch, CSBA principal research manager and author of the Safe Schools Toolkit section on bullying and cyberbullying, is sharing relevant insights and resources for local educational agencies in this Q&A.
Californians Together released a toolkit on Aug. 7 to support coherent and aligned implementation of the California English Learner Roadmap for preschool and transitional kindergarten students. The California Master Plan for Early Learning and Care and the principles of the English Learner Roadmap work together […]
