California School Boards Association (CSBA)

January 17, 2018

State must improve the California School Dashboard, not move the goalposts

Equity advocates give California an incomplete grade on its new accountability system.

Vernon M. Billy and Ryan J. Smith

August 31, 2017

Summertime is back-to-school time in state's largest districts

Starting school after Labor Day appears to be passe — at least among the 30 largest school districts in California.

Theresa Harrington And Mikhail Zinshteyn

July 17, 2017

Later school start bill moves forward

SB 328, by Sen. Anthony Portantino, D-Cañada Flintridge, would require all middle and high schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m.

Theresa Harrington

December 20, 2016

Schools must have a role in ending dating abuse

Schools can help teach teens about healthy relationships, train staff to recognize signs of abuse.

Kathy Moore and Patti Giggans

November 30, 2016

State’s teacher shortage hitting ‘alarming rates’ for 2016-17, new survey says

Among the 211 districts that participated in the survey, 75 percent indicated having a shortage of qualified teachers for the current school year.

Fermin Leal

November 8, 2016

California leaders join GOP critics of draft federal school funding rules

State board president, state superintendent say proposed rules on funding for low-income students would intrude on local control and exceed federal authority.

John Fensterwald

April 20, 2016

Appeals Court denies constitutional right to minimum K-12 funding

The split decision says the Legislature has the prerogative to determine how much to spend.

John Fensterwald

May 19, 2015

School districts struggling to get reserves cap repealed

Current law limits the amount of money districts can keep in reserves.

John Fensterwald

March 26, 2015

Schools wait for millions in reimbursement for Medi-Cal outreach

Federal agency froze payments after audit found unallowable claims.

Jane Meredith Adams

January 29, 2015

Districts seeking reimbursement for Common Core test costs

The state could be liable for as much as $1 billion per year in costs if a group of school districts succeeds in winning reimbursement for expenses associated with the implementation of computer-based tests in the Common Core and other new state standards.

John Fensterwald

January 28, 2015

Poll shows residents split on whether to extend tax increases

Californians are divided on whether to extend the temporary tax increases approved by voters under Proposition 30 that have helped lift schools out of the recession, according to a poll released Wednesday by the Public Policy Institute of California.

Susan Frey

January 22, 2015

LAO backs repealing cap on districts' reserves

The California School Boards Association’s campaign to persuade the Legislature to reverse a cap on school district reserves got a boost this week when the Legislative Analyst’s Office issued a report endorsing a repeal.

John Fensterwald

December 1, 2014

Districts press to repeal cap on reserves

The California School Boards Association wasted no time in reissuing its call for the Legislature to repeal the cap on school districts’ budget reserves, which the association calls fiscally irresponsible.

John Fensterwald

October 19, 2014

National school boards group ends tobacco partnership

Jane Meredith Adams

October 7, 2014

Education groups withhold support of rainy day fund

Gov. Jerry Brown won’t have key education groups helping him make the case to voters for a bigger and more restrictive state rainy day fund. The most he can count on is they won’t actively campaign against it.

John Fensterwald