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October 29, 2024
On Monday, October 28, 2024, the California Department of Education (CDE) posted a revised list of 2023 charter school renewal categories. California law provides four sets of provisions governing...
August 30, 2024
Charter school employers may need to accelerate employee pay raises on January 1, 2025, if voters approve a change to minimum wage laws in California.
July 12, 2024
The 2024-25 state budget education “trailer” bill enacted a few modest, but noteworthy changes to independent study law allowing schools to count asynchronous instruction toward computing...
June 28, 2024
The legislature passed a set of budget and related “trailer” bills this week that reflect a full budget package negotiated with the support of Governor Newsom and that amend a prior...
June 14, 2024
Federal District Court Judge John A. Mendez ruled last week that, as public schools, two California charter schools need not provide religious instructional materials...
May 31, 2024
Outlines surfaced this week in Sacramento, including an alternative to the governor’s controversial “funding maneuver” and governor’s K-12 education program funding proposals.
May 10, 2024
March 15, 2024
March 01, 2024
January 10, 2024
December 15, 2023
The 2023 California School Dashboard posted today, providing a public view to key metrics for California schools and local education agencies (LEAs).
December 08, 2023
The Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) yesterday issued its annual Fiscal Outlook, estimating the state has a $68 billion budget deficit with potentially challenging implications for school funding...
July 13, 2023
Sacramento, CA – The State Board of Education (SBE) today declined to take action on the California Department of Education’s (CDE) recommendation to reverse its prior decision on the appeal of...
July 03, 2023
Sacramento, CA – The Legislature and governor announced an agreement on a 2023-24 state budget package last week containing four unexpected, anti-charter provisions jammed into the larger package...
June 16, 2023
Sacramento, CA – Both houses of the Legislature yesterday approved Budget Act legislation for the upcoming fiscal year that shields K-12 schools from some of the cuts the governor proposed in...
May 19, 2023
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May 12, 2023
Governor Newsom’s May Revision budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year would fund increased cost-of-living adjustments despite declining state revenues, but would also impose unexpected, deep cut
April 03, 2023
Recent federal takeovers of two regional banks and instability in others in recent weeks triggered sleepless nights for many, including charter school leaders. Ongoing instability in the...
February 22, 2023
February 13, 2023
This morning, the California State Auditor released a program audit of the Charter School Facility Grant Program (CSFGP) and Conduit Financing Program, largely confirming that the programs are...
February 05, 2023
Sacramento, CA—Late last week, the Newsom Administration released its “trailer” legislation for their 2023-24 budget proposal with details on the proposed Equity Multiplier...
Governor Newsom reportedly is quietly backing away from a prior plan to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for school children according to reports...
January 10, 2023
January 05, 2023