On June 30, Assembly Bill 181, the 2022–23 omnibus budget trailer bill, was enacted. The bill contains significant revisions to the provisions of the Education Code for Independent Study (Sections 72-79 of the bill). Because the bill is a budget trailer bill, it went into […]
Applications open for federal Clean School Bus Program
By U.S. Senator Alex Padilla The federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has made it possible for schools across the United States to offer clean energy school buses as a transportation option through the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean School Bus Program. EPA will provide $5 billion over […]
Partnerships are key to providing enrichment in Ukiah USD
Ukiah Unified School District in Mendocino County serves about 6,000 students — and it’s making great efforts to ensure that summer learning is accessible to all through board support and community partnerships. Ukiah USD is partnering with the city to provide its Summer Safari Program […]
Where’s the money? New CSBA report provides new insight into how LEAs spent federal COVID funds
More than two years since the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in school closures in March 2020, the federal government has provided billions in relief funding to aid local educational agencies in the United States to continue educating students through distance learning, implement virus-mitigation measures to aid […]
State Board lays the groundwork to finetune accountability indicators
The California State Board of Education’s July 13–14 meeting included board approval of another delay in the state’s mathematics framework timeline and action on an updated accountability reporting template, as well as a deep dive into the history of the state’s current accountability system and […]
County offices play a vital role in supporting community schools
With California forging ahead in the establishment and expansion of community schools statewide, county offices of education are poised to play a major role in the support of local educational agencies making these challenging but crucial shifts. Included in the state’s California Community Schools Partnership […]
CSBA webinar gives local context to COVID relief spending report
CSBA hosted a webinar on July 12 to discuss its new report, Unprecedented Times, Unprecedented Responses: An Analysis of Federal COVID-19 Relief Fund Spending in California Public Schools. District leaders detailed their experiences during the event and CSBA staff shared how board members can effectively […]
School Boards in Action: 5 Questions with Carrie Buck, Placentia-Yorba Linda USD
Carrie Buck, president, Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District What did your district do to foster learning recovery and educational advancements during the 2021–22 school year? What do you have planned for the 2022–23 school year to continue this progress? The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District […]
Relationships among the most valuable tools in districts’ early COVID response
Strong relationships among leadership and stakeholders helped districts navigate challenges caused by COVID-19, the politicization of the pandemic and divided political beliefs, according to a new report from the Policy Analysis for California Education. Conducted during the first 14 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, “Crisis […]
Report considers pandemic’s impact on K-12 science education
Science education was widely put on the backburner and implementation of the California Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) was delayed in many schools during the 2020–21 academic year, according to Public Policy Institute of California report The Impact of COVID-19 on Science Education. Released in […]