CSBA sues over mandated costs

The California School Boards Association’s Education Legal Alliance filed a lawsuit in Sacramento Superior Court last month against efforts by the state government to renege on its obligation to reimburse local governments for the cost of complying with state mandates.

CSBA: yes on Prop. 1D, no on 88 and 90

Proposition 1D, the Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2006, would provide money to relieve overcrowding, modernize aging schools, improve earthquake safety and fund career technical educational facilities.

Vantage Point: LAUSD bill--Politics trumped policy

Luan B. Rivera is president of the California School Boards Association

2006 CSBA officer candidates

Candidates put forward by CSBA’s Nominating Committee for 2006 President-elect and Vice President of the California School Boards Association.

Back-to-School: ‘The roller coaster heads back up’

Legislation, litigation, regulation—oh, yes, and education—set the agenda as CSBA brought its annual Back-to-School conferences to venues up and down the state in September.

Capitol veteran joins CSBA’s Communications Department

Ioannis A. Kazanis has extensive experience at the state Capitol.

CSBA to offer leadership training for CBOs

The CBO Partnership is the largest of a number of new programs designed to improve school finance training.

Looking Back: 4 trustees, 189 years of service—and counting

Queen Elizabeth ascended to the British throne in 1952, the same year that Dwight Eisenhower was elected president of the United States—and that Delbert Cederquist was elected to the board of trustees of the University Colony School District in Fresno County.

Prop. 98 lawsuit settlement has strings attached

Senate Bill 1133 by Sen. Tom Torlakson, D-Antioch, will provide nearly $3 billion over seven years to help low-performing public schools close the achievement gap.

Save trees and time—renew online!

Under the Dome: Budget trailer bills

CSBA's positions on current legislation.