CSBA develops, communicates and advocates the perspective of California LEAs on critical education issues. Research and work is focused around four pillar areas: Student Achievement, Conditions of Children, Fair Funding, and Effective Governance. To learn more about CSBA's Policy Platform click here.
Research topics include:
- Defining High-Quality Instructional Materials for Mathematics to Meet the Needs of English Learners (7/25)
- The California Mathematics Framework: Technology Integration in Math Curriculum Adoption (7/25)
- The California Mathematics Framework: Curriculum Adoption, Technology Integration, and Instructional Decision-making (6/25)
- Educators' perspectives on AI in education (1/25)
- High-Quality Professional Development to Support Instructional Materials Adoption Aligned with the New Math Framework (1/25)
- Modest progress on School Dashboard continues trend of sluggish growth, Blog (11/24)
- Assessing 2023–24 CAASPP scores and achievement gaps, Blog (10/24)
- Before the Adoption: Creating the conditions for a high-quality mathematics program, Webinar (10/24)
- Instructional Materials Adoption for Student Success, Video (5/24)
- Laying the Foundation for a Successful Instructional Materials Adoption, Webinar (5/24)
- Instructional Materials Adoptions: State and local governing board processes, roles, and responsibilities (2/24)
- Fact Sheet: Instructional Materials Adoption: Local governing responsibilities (2/24)
- Reference: State Roles, Responsibilities, and Process for Instructional Materials Adoption (2/24)
- Understanding Artificial Intelligence in K-12 Education: What Governance Teams Should Know (9/23)
- U.S. history and civics scores decline for eighth graders, Blog (5/23)
- Challenging and Supporting English Learners in STEM Learning at a Distance (4/21)
- Creating and Maintaining a Pipeline for K-12 STEM Teachers in California (10/20)
- Supporting STEM Access, Equity, and Effectiveness (10/20)
- Disproportionality in Math Placement (9/19)
- Supporting STEM Access, Equity, and Effectiveness: STEM and CTE Work for California's Economic Future (7/19)
- Best Practices in Special Education (04/19)
- Supporting STEM Access, Equity, and Effectiveness: Equitable Access to Rigorous STEAM Coursework
- Supporting STEM Access, Equity, and Effectiveness: The Path to Full Implementation of Next Generation Science Standards in California (10/18)
- Students in Focus: Foster youth in TK–12 education (3/26)
- Students in Focus: Foster youth in California’s TK–12 education system — promising practices and legislation (3/26)
- Foster Youth in Focus: Policy recommendations for school boards and state policymakers (3/26)
- Newcomers in California schools (2/26)
- Defining High-Quality Instructional Materials for Mathematics to Meet the Needs of English Learners (7/25)
- LGBTQ+ Students in Focus: Demographics and Academic Achievement (6/25)
- Seize the Data: Using Chronic Absence Data to Drive Student Engagement (6/25)
- Practical Steps Toward Advancing Equitable and Supportive Discipline (5/25)
- Assessing 2023–24 CAASPP scores and achievement gaps, Blog (10/24)
- 70 years after Brown v. Board of Education and desegregation in California, Blog (5/24)
- Using chronic absence data to create change, Blog (4/24)
- Supporting unduplicated students with increased transportation funding, Blog (1/23)
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Students in Focus: Demographics and Enrollment Data (5/21)
- Asian American and Pacific Islander Students in Focus: Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic (5/21)
- Challenging and Supporting English Learners in STEM Learning at a Distance (4/21)
- Supporting STEM Access, Equity, and Effectiveness (10/20)
- Educational Equity: The Need for Boards to Support Equity-Based Decisions (10/19)
- Disproportionality in Math Placement (9/19)
- Supporting STEM Access, Equity, and Effectiveness: STEM and CTE Work for California's Economic Future (7/19)
- Ethnic Studies: School Board Member Attitudes and Recommendations for Implementation (7/19)
- Report: The Landscape of Special Education in California: A Primer for Board Members (5/19)
- California’s Children and Youth with Disabilities (04/19)
- California’s Teachers of Students with Disabilities (04/19)
- Native American Students in California Public Schools (10/18)
- Latino Students in California’s K-12 Public Schools - Fact Sheet (10/18)
- Supporting STEM Access, Equity, and Effectiveness: Equitable Access to Rigorous STEAM Coursework
- Supporting STEM Access, Equity, and Effectiveness: The Path to Full Implementation of Next Generation Science Standards in California (10/18)
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Board Bylaw 9240: Why board training and professional development matter (3/26)
- COE Services Directory: Small & Rural District Support (2/26)
- How to Access Publicly Available and Reliable Data as a Board Member (1/26)
- AI Procurement: Key insights for board members
- The Board’s Role in AI Decision-making
- Guidance: AI Tools Used by Educators AI Tools for teaching, learning and administrative tasks
- Using AI to Reduce Administrative Burdens
- The School Board Role in Creating the Conditions for Student Achievement, report
- The School Board Role in Creating the Conditions for Student Achievement: A Review of the Research, Summary
- CSBA webinar covers budgeting in uncertain fiscal times, Blog
- Webinar: Maximizing Impact: Prioritizing investments for students' long-term success | Presentation Slides | (03/09/25)
- Effective Governance: Recommendations from the Field (9/25)
- The California Mathematics Framework: Technology Integration in Math Curriculum Adoption (7/29)
- CSBA Superintendents Advisory Council Zero-Emission Bus Survey (1/25)
- Waking Up to Reality: The unintended consequences of mandated later school start times in California, Report (11/24)
- Before the Adoption: Creating the conditions for a high-quality mathematics program, Webinar (10/24)
- Drowning in Documentation: Toward More Effective and Manageable Reporting for California Districts | Executive Summary | Full Report (10/24)
- Governance in Chaos: Managing Board Meetings in Turbulent Times (9/24)
- Instructional Materials Adoption for Student Success, Video (5/24)
- Drowning in Documentation: Reporting Requirements for California LEAs (5/24)
- Laying the Foundation for a Successful Instructional Materials Adoption, Webinar (5/24)
- Instructional Materials Adoptions: State and local governing board processes, roles, and responsibilities (2/24)
- Fact Sheet: Instructional Materials Adoption: Local governing responsibilities (2/24)
- Reference: State Roles, Responsibilities, and Process for Instructional Materials Adoption (2/24)
- Student School Board Members in California: Student Voice and Democratic Action (11/21)
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New CSBA resources on reporting requirements and late start, Blog (7/19)
- Six Essential School Board Roles in LCAP Implementation and Development (5/19)
- SELPAs and Special Education Funding in California (04/19)
- Special Education and the Law (04/19)
- Board Self-Evaluation: Results and Recommendations from an Analysis of CSBA’s Board Survey Tool (11/17)
Research and Education Policy Development Archives