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.
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As spring showers nourish the seeds of May flowers, the California State Legislature is in full bloom with activity.
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Register now for the 2024 Leadership Intensive scheduled for June 24-27, 2024 just outside of Sacramento, CA.
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CSDC is sorry to note the passing of California charter luminary, Don Shalvey.
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Earlier this year, California State Legislators introduced more than 2,000 new bills and CSDC’s Laura Kerr reviewed them all and found a couple of those bills designed to hurt charter schools.