As housing costs continue to outpace educator salaries across the state, more local educational agencies have been looking at education workforce housing (EWH) as a strategy for retaining and recruiting staff. To meet growing interest in this solution, CSBA has invested in an EWH team […]
Members of the Instructional Quality Commission (IQC) met on Sept. 17 to take action regarding the 2025 Mathematics Instructional Materials for K-8 and Personal Finance Curriculum Guide.
A RAND analysis of 2024–25 school year data from the American School District Panel and the American Youth Panel show rates of chronic absenteeism remain above pre-pandemic levels and are negatively impacting efforts to close achievement gaps exacerbated by COVID-19. “Persistent high levels of absenteeism […]
Though enrollment in K-12 private schools continued to climb for a fourth year, momentum is slowing, according to the Cato Institute’s July report Survey: Is the Private School Enrollment Boom Ending?, which highlights enrollment trends between the 2023–24 and 2024–25 academic years.
Back-to-school season is an exciting time for all in the school community as a new academic year brings opportunities and challenges for students, staff and governance teams alike. CSBA has created this Back-to-School Digest to provide essential resources and critical information school boards and superintendents […]
Title IX is a federal law that prohibits any educational institution that receives federal financial assistance — such as grants or student loans — from discriminating on the basis of sex, and the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Office for Civil Rights is responsible for […]
It’s the time of year to celebrate the achievements of the graduating class of 2025! Not all graduations look the same, and some carry a powerful message of resilience and hope for the future. Such is the case for an alternative school in Butte County.
A new state-by-state report from ArtScan — a project of the Arts Education Partnership — details the current arts education policy landscape. The latest updates capture state arts education standards and instructional requirements, arts education assessment requirements and more. Researchers note that while many decisions […]
By CSBA Legislative Advocate Carlos Machado Assembly Bill 1390, authored by Assemblymember José Luis Solache, Jr. (D-Lynwood), received bipartisan support from the Assembly last week. Passed on a vote of 61-2, the bill moves to the Senate for consideration. CSBA-sponsored AB 1390 would update the […]
CSBA and education workforce housing (EWH) research partners from the University of California, Los Angeles’ cityLAB and UC Berkeley’s Center for Cities + Schools released a follow-up to the 2022 report that was used as a launching point by California Department of Education officials and […]
