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CSBA welcomes CTA to the fight to protect Proposition 98; CSBA set to file separate litigation against state for withholding $3.9B from public schools

“We’re pleased that CTA has joined the legal fight against the state’s continual efforts to subvert Proposition 98, which was established by California voters to guarantee at least a minimum level of funding for public education and insulate our schools from wild swings in revenue that destabilize budgets and the student experience,” said CSBA CEO & Executive Director Vernon M. Billy. “Prop 98 is not a credit card to be charged at the state’s convenience, which is why CSBA will complement its existing litigation against the state for Prop 98 violations in the 2024–25 and 2025–26 budgets with a new lawsuit challenging the withholding of $3.9 billion in funds from the 2026–27 budget that should have been disbursed to school districts and county offices of education.”  

Four CSBA-sponsored bills head to the Governor at the conclusion of the 2025–26 legislative session

In an unorthodox end to the two-year 2025–26 legislative session, the Legislature extended the session past midnight on Aug. 31 and conducted business Sept. 1. The end of the legislative session typically runs for two weeks and consists of daily convenings of the Assembly and […]

Legislature’s Appropriations Committees hold critical suspense hearings

While several CSBA bills pass through, crucial measures are held in the suspense file On Aug. 13, the Legislature’s respective appropriations committees dispensed with their suspense files. The suspense file allows the appropriations committees to consider bills with a fiscal impact that exceeds a certain […]

CSBA’s approach to reciprocal accountability complements the state’s education governance reform

In 2024, CSBA began laying the groundwork for what eventually became the SOS for Student Achievement: Close the State Accountability Gap campaign. Backed by research, the approach calls for greater focus, alignment, efficiency and support in state operations, creating conditions conducive to success for school districts and county offices of education across California.

Gov. Gavin Newsom presents his last May Budget Revise

The May Revise contains welcome provisions that will benefit public schools, including a 4.31 percent COLA for LCFF and a $2.4 billion ongoing increase for special education. Unfortunately, the Governor’s proposal masks an underfunding of the Prop 98 school funding guarantee and relies on the prolific use of one-time money to inflate funding levels in the short term without providing the stability and predictability schools need to plan effectively for student support.