The Oct. 22-23 meeting of the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) saw only one action item regarding implementation issues candidates are experiencing with the newly adopted Child Development Permit structure. The commission also received several key updates about teacher performance assessments and met in […]
This Weekly Update provides members with the latest news from the association as well as important education-related developments. CSBA was recently the subject of a malicious cyberattack resulting in outages to some internal systems, including the primary CSBA website, training registration and email marketing systems. […]
The percentage of students with disabilities served by California schools has increased 4 percentage points in the last decade — even as overall enrollment has declined — making up a total of roughly 15 percent of the population (more than 880,000 students) in 2025–26, according to the Public Policy Institute of California’s October fact sheet on the subject.
The National Council on Teacher Quality’s (NCTQ) September report on teacher pay found that in California, nearly $28 billion went toward teacher salaries in 2024–25.
The National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) gave California an F grade in its 2026 National Report Card on State Efforts to Improve Financial Literacy in High Schools, but projects the state could earn an A grade by 2031.
Considering internationally comparable data, 9.1 percent of primary and secondary teachers in the dozens of countries tracked by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) were not fully qualified in 2024–25, according to its Education at a Glance 2026 report.
Common Sense Media on Sept. 29 released a collection of free resources to support families, teachers and district leaders to support thoughtful, developmentally appropriate decisions about technology use in the classroom.
This Weekly Update provides members with the latest news from the association as well as important education-related developments. CSBA was recently the subject of a malicious cyberattack resulting in outages to some internal systems, including the primary CSBA website, training registration and email marketing systems. […]
“California’s students, educators and school leaders deserve recognition for the gains reflected in this year’s test scores, particularly the progress demonstrated by students who have historically been underserved by our education system. But we cannot confuse modest improvement with meaningful, sustained and impactful progress.”
In the 1940s, more than 70 percent of all Mexican American students in California attended “separate but equal” schools, but one court case changed that: Mendez v. Westminster (1946). Appalled that their three children — who were all fluent in English — were not permitted […]
