Governor’s Administration releases 2025–26 education budget trailer bill language

In keeping with the requirements of statute, the Governor’s Department of Finance released their budget trailer bills. Providing greater clarity on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s January Budget Proposal, the trailer bills provide the details where specific statutory amendments are proposed on how specific programs and proposals are intended to operate. As part of that release, the education trailer bill helps to shed light on significant proposals made last month.

Riverside COE initiative emphasizes data in supporting foster youth

The Riverside County Office of Education recently launched an initiative focused on partnerships and collaboration to address the myriad challenges that foster students throughout the county face both in and outside of the classroom. Data show foster youth throughout the nation continue to face lower […]

CSBA webinar showcases frameworks for ethical AI integration

A Jan. 29 webinar hosted by CSBA’s AI Taskforce titled “Ethical AI in Education: Building transparent frameworks for the future” offered local educational agency leaders tips on creating an artificial intelligence (AI) governance committee, environmental scans and organizational roadmaps, and evaluation metrics for the use of new education technology (edtech).

New executive orders target gender and equity initiatives and antisemitic protests

The Trump Administration continued its flurry of executive orders on Jan. 29, issuing three declarations with significant implications for public education. The new executive orders seek to end what the Administration describes as “indoctrination” in K-12 schools, launch a federal school choice initiative and facilitate […]

Expanding district pilot programs to improve math outcomes

A new case study from Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) examines how a pilot program in Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) successfully leveraged leadership, strategic resource use and collaborative structures to improve elementary math instruction and scale practices. As a part of the […]

Report sheds light on additional supports foster youth need to succeed

Foster youth in California face an array of systemic barriers that often interfere with their educational success. The UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools recently released a report, Understanding Belongingness, Support, and Perseverance: An Exploratory Study of the Educational Experiences of Foster Youth in […]

CSBA webinar brings together experts spotlighting PD needs for strong math instruction

California adopted a new K-12 mathematics framework in 2023 with the goal of promoting the complex skills students need to succeed in their education and beyond, including mastery of challenging content, critical thinking, problem solving, effective communication and collaboration. The shift requires local educational agencies […]