The suspense file is a unique tool the California Legislature uses to manage bills with a significant financial impact on the state.
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The May Revise – and the subsequent adoption of the final state budget in June – has a significant impact on the amount of money allocated to public charter schools.
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The schedule for CSDC's annual summer training is taking shape. Registration deadline extended until May 30.
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Propose a session and register at the lowest rates available for the 2024 CSDC Conference in Sacramento!
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CSDC catches up with Dr. Sun and reflects back on 30 years of school leadership and charter schools in California.
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The Assembly Education Committee took rare steps to amend a bill in committee in the battle over how to measure success for charter schools.
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Several factors are making this year’s May Revision unusually volatile, including the unsettled economic and tax revenue picture.
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This week, California charter school leaders (pictured above) testified against SB 1380 in Sacramento. Next week, the Assembly Education Committee will take up AB 2254, which aims to remove the sunset on the use of supplemental academic data.
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Outgoing superintendent William Spalding remarked that there was a lot of "misinformation" about SB 1380.
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While the Governor and Legislature have agreed on modest mid-year cuts, CSDC anticipates much more difficult decisions remain, making this year’s May Revision to his budget proposal especially important.