Resources
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 […]
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. […]
A recent research paper by the National Demographics Corporation, a CSBA Business Affiliate, outlines best practices for closing schools in response to factors like declining enrollment, underused facilities, staffing challenges, aging campuses and tight budgets. “Closing Schools Without Breaking Trust: Best Practices for California School […]
A report released this summer by FutureEd examines the disconnect between new career pathways being offered in U.S. high schools and the lack of guidance provided to students to take advantage of these opportunities.
A Sept. 17 webinar, “Support Strategies for the Superintendent-Principal,” provided real-world examples that brought to life CSBA’s May report Two Jobs, One Person: Supporting the Superintendent-Principal, which spotlights the dual-role administrator and is proving to be a vital resource for those in the field.
The Learning Policy Institute explores trends in California’s teacher workforce supply in a new brief, “California’s Teacher Shortages: Trends in Supply, Demand, and Turnover.” Using data from the California Department of Education (CDE) and the state Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC), researchers determined that turnover […]
As the 2026–27 academic year begins, school communities are preparing for another year of opportunities, new and continuing priorities and evolving challenges. To help governance teams start the year with confidence, CSBA has assembled this Back-to-School Digest featuring timely resources, practical guidance and key information […]
At a recent convening of CSBA’s Small School Districts Advisory Workgroup, members brainstormed approaches for building community partnerships. The group, comprising local educational agencies with an average daily attendance of under 2,500 students, meets monthly to discuss timely topics.
A recent webinar hosted by Education Week and SchoolStatus highlighted attendance strategies that helped Arvin Union School District improve its attendance with a 43 percent reduction in chronic absenteeism. In the 2024–25 school year, Arvin Union SD had a chronic absenteeism rate of 15 percent. […]
A new resource from UCLA’s Asian American Studies Center, “Foundations and Futures: Asian American and Pacific Islander Multimedia Textbook,” covers more than 50 years of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) studies in one convenient, online portal that high school educators can access.
