After a student shared her experience and challenges trying to access the SAT locally with the board of trustees, Imperial County Office of Education worked swiftly to ensure barriers to the test were addressed.
Imperial COE opens SAT Test Center
Author: Heather Kemp
Research finds chronic absence must be addressed to improve academic recovery post-pandemic
One in four students missed at least one day of school every other week on average in 2022, with only moderate improvement occurring in the following two years, according to NWEA’s July brief “Chronic absenteeism: A continued impediment to academic recovery.” Students in high-poverty districts were absent even more often.
New resources from the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence
Many new and upcoming resources and events available to local educational agencies were discussed at the Aug. 13 California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE) board meeting.
Fact sheets provide look at childcare and early learning costs
More than 575,672 children aged 5 and younger (22 percent) were served by federal and state early learning opportunities in California in a recent year, according to data included in 2026 state-level fact sheets on childcare and early learning released July 21 by the First Five Years Fund.
Immunization requirements for California students
National Immunization Awareness Month occurs each August, as families and school communities are busy gearing up for a new academic year and settling into the routines that will set them up for success. This preparation period offers the perfect opportunity for schools, as well as parents and guardians, to review student vaccination records, particularly at “check point” grades.
Secondary students are still being assigned full books by ELA teachers
In 2024–25, two-thirds of English language arts teachers at the secondary level (67 percent) intended to have students read between one to four full fiction or nonfiction books, according to the RAND Corporation’s May report Reading Full Books in Secondary English Language Arts Classrooms: Findings from the Spring 2025 American Instructional Resources Survey.
Where California ranks on school segregation
Segregation in education settings is on the rise, cautions a resource that ranks states on racial and economic segregation in public schools and offers strategies to address the issue.
Preparing bilingual teachers to meet California’s multilingual education goals
The Global California 2030 initiative, which aims to have half of the state’s K-12 students participating in programs that promote proficiency in two or more languages by 2030, has led to the expansion of dual language immersion offerings. A recent brief from the UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools considers whether current pipelines can provide enough educators who have appropriate training to meet the goal.
Advisory outlines negative impact of screen time for young people
The U.S. Surgeon General in May published an advisory about the harms of screen use for children and adolescents as well as actions families, schools and policymakers can take to protect them.
CSBA releases new literacy resources for LEA governance teams
CSBA’s Research and Education Policy Development Department published a trio of new literacy-related resources in May to support governance teams’ knowledge of prominent concepts, legislation, conversations on the subject and more.