2026
2025
12/17/2025: CSBA budget analysis webinar; Mental health grants 12/10/2025: Congress passes Secure Rural Schools Act 11/26/2025: Get ready for AEC; State Budget outlook 11/19/2025: Changes to federal Education Department; CSBA School Dashboard analysis 11/12/2025: Possible deal reached to end government shutdown 11/05/2025: Register for AEC; Federal shutdown continues 10/29/2025: LAO budget outlook; IDEA data collection 10/22/2025: Can't-miss gubernatorial and state superintendent AEC panels 10/15/2025: CSBA challenges state to close achievement gap; Outcome of education bills 10/08/2025: CAASPP release; AEC gubernatorial and SSPI panels 10/01/2025: Federal government shuts down; E-Rates extensions rescinded9/24/2025: Substitute teacher bill; New laws on immigration enforcement at schools 9/17/2025: Closing out year one of the 2025–26 legislative session; Legal updates 9/10/2025: NAEP scores decline; county handbook available 9/03/2025: CSBA-sponsored bills status; County Board Member Conference 8/27/2025: Negative impacts of housing budget trailer bill on schools; AB 218 update 8/20/2025: Back-to-school governance resources 8/13/2025: End of 2025–26 legislative session nears 8/06/2025: California to receive federal funds; Education Workforce Housing Bootcamp 7/30/2025: Opt-out considerations; Federal funding released 7/23/2025: Legal and legislative responses to withheld federal education funds 7/16/2025: Antisemitism bill; Title IX lawsuit 7/09/2025: Fight the funding freeze; Policy updates 7/02/2025: CSBA advocates for federal funding release; ED finds CA in violation of Title IX 6/25/2025: State budget agreement; New CSBA resources 6/18/2025: Advocacy still needed to protect Prop 98 in budget negotiations 6/11/2025: Action Alert to protect Prop 98 6/04/2025: Federal budget proposal; AB 1390 update 5/28/2025: New annual enrollment data; Suspense file hearings 5/21/2025: May Revise summary; Urge Congress to reject cuts to vital programs 5/14/2025: COVID relief funds termination reversed; County Board Conference registration 5/07/2025: Coast2Coast recap; Literacy instruction bill 4/30/2025: CSBA members advocate in DC; county board conference proposals 4/23/2025: Bills aim to address financial impacts of childhood sexual assault claims 4/16/2025: County Workshop recap; Electric school bus bill 4/09/2025: CSBA sponsors bills to smooth path for education workforce housing 4/02/2025: Federal FERPA letter explained; Legislative update 3/26/2025: Statement on proposed Education Department closure; CSBA co-sponsored legislation 3/19/2025: CSBA's ELA scores victory in charter authorization case 3/12/2025: CSBA budget proposal response; USDE FAQs breakdown 3/05/2025: Register for Legislative Action Week 2/26/2025: CSBA-sponsored education workforce housing bill introduced 2/19/2025: Secure Rural Schools Act; Secretary of Ed confirmation hearing 2/12/2025: Education Secretary confirmation hearing; NAEP results show growing disparities 2/05/2025: Budget trailer bill; County Workshop registration 1/29/2025: Federal funding pause rescinded; State guidance on immigration enforcement 1/22/2025: Feds OK immigration enforcement in schools; Register for Legislative Action Week 1/15/2025: January Budget Proposal; County Board Governance Workshop dates 1/08/2025: CSBA webinar on state budget proposal; School Board Recognition Month
2024
2023
12/20/2023: California School Dashboard; 2024 CSBA County Board Governance Workshop 12/13/2023: LAO adjusts budget prediction; Guide for student well-being 12/06/2023: LEA leaders come together at AEC; LAO predicts budget deficit 11/29/2023: Are you ready for AEC?; 2023 ELA report 11/22/2023: AEC is almost here, are you ready? 11/15/2023: CSBA's ELA supports blocking proposed tax measure 11/08/2023: CDPH updates illness guidance; Download the AEC app 11/01/2023: Coast2Coast preview; Important dates for AEC 10/25/2023: Student assessment scores hold steady 10/18/2023: Legislative update; AI general session at AEC 10/11/2023: Status of California education bills; Court cases on parental rights 10/04/2023: New bullying prevention resource 09/27/2023: Legislative updates; ARP spending extension 09/20/2023: Register for AB 1078 webinar; 2023 legislative session wrap-up 09/13/2023: Legislature passes education budget trailer bills; Save money and time with BuyBoard 09/06/2023: Suspense file results; Back to school guidance 08/30/2023: CSBA Gold Star Bills; New Senate leader named 08/23/2023: Tell the Senate Appropriations Committee to vote no on AB 1699 08/16/2023: SB 765 advocacy; CSBA leaders meet with Assembly Speaker 08/09/2023: Legislative session preview; LegislatED video series 08/02/2023: School transportation bill moves forward with amendments; California Schools summer issue 07/26/2023: Golden State Technology Solutions; New CSBA Roadshow dates 07/19/2023: CSBA-sponsored legislation moves forward; Federal funding for FY 2024 07/12/2023: Enrollment-based funding legislation becomes a two-year bill 07/05/2023: Court rules State Board abused authority overturning charter denial 06/28/2023: CSBA advocates for cybersecurity bill at press conference; Budget deal reached 06/21/2023: Legislature passes budget bill; ELA weighs in on social media case 06/14/2023: Education trailer bill; Court upholds SB 1439 06/07/2023: Register early for AEC; CSBA-sponsored bills pass first house deadline 05/31/2023: Preserve funding for juvenile court and county community schools 05/24/2023: Suspense file update; LAO multiyear budget outlook 05/17/2023: May Budget Revision recap; Legislature takes up suspense file 05/10/2023: May Budget Revision preview; new fact sheet available 05/03/2023: Major ed proposals clear first hurdle; Martinez v. Newsom update 04/26/2023: Tracking education bills; Upcoming CSBA Roadshow stops 04/19/2023: Guidance on school closures; CSBA Roadshow continues 04/12/2023: CSBA sponsored bills; Proposed Title IX rules 04/05/2023: 2023 legislative session status report; Register for Coast2Coast 03/29/2023: Register for CSBA safety webinar; Key 2023 bill positions 03/22/2023: Legislative Action Week in review; State Digital Equity Plan developments 03/15/2023: Legislative Action Week in full swing; proposed federal budget 03/08/2023: CSBA-sponsored legislation advocacy at Legislative Action Week 03/01/2023: Legislative Action Week priorities; New Title IX guidance 02/22/2023: CSBA’s Roadshow returns; Legislative Action Week budget advocacy 02/15/2023: CSBA events: Trauma-informed education webinar and Legislative Action Week 02/08/2023: Budget trailer bill breakdown; State of the Union 02/01/2023: CA’s plan for new teacher recruits; Register for Legislative Action Week 01/25/2023: School Board Recognition Month wrap-up; attend a budget workshop 01/18/2023: Education Legal Alliance sues State Board of Education; CSBA budget webinar 01/11/2023: Breaking down the Governor’s proposed budget 01/04/2023: CSBA Year in Review available online; CSBA budget advocacy priorities
2022
12/21/2022: CA School Dashboard release; Brown Act requirement amendments 12/14/2022: Education Department guidance; New legislative session begins 12/07/2022: AEC breaks records; Register for 2023 trainings 11/30/2022: AEC starts tomorrow – Download the app 11/23/2022: Budget deficit impact on Prop 98; Opioid resources 11/16/2022: Election updates; AEC panel on top education issues 11/09/2022: CDE grants, Delegate Assembly nominations open 11/02/2022: What's New in 2023; AG opinion on board vacancies 10/26/2022: State and national assessment results show pandemic's impact 10/19/2022: State revenues underperform; Register for safety webinar 10/12/2022: AEC registration; Federal mental health staffing grants 10/05/2022: CSBA-sponsored bills among major K-12 proposals signed into law 09/28/2022: Newsom vetoes kindergarten bills, sign SB 490; school facilities fee challenges 09/21/2022: COVID-19 relief funding report; Gov. signs more bills 09/14/2022: State rescinds school employee COVID vaccination, testing requirements 09/07/2022: CSBA-sponsored election reform legislation awaiting Governor's signature 08/31/2022: Brown Act amendment; Make your voice heard on SB 490 08/24/2022: CSBA-sponsored election reform bills; labor and governance legislation updates 08/17/2022: 2022 School Boards in Action campaign; New CDC COVID guidance 08/10/2022: CSBA sponsored bills; School Boards in Action 08/03/2022: Addressing student mental health; New state of emergency 07/27/2022: Proposed Title IX changes; Leadership Institute recap 07/20/2022: Independent Study update; Clean School Bus Program 07/13/2022: CSBA COVID relief funding report webinar 07/06/2022: CSBA releases COVID relief funding report; CDPH 2022–23 K-12 guidance 06/29/2022: Budget trailer bills respond to CSBA advocacy; Supreme Court rulings 06/22/2022: Legislation would change kindergarten requirements in California 06/15/2022: Preview of report on LEAs' use of COVID relief funds; Legislature approves budget bill 06/08/2022: Budget Advocacy Alert; 2022 Leadership Institute 06/01/2022: CSBA-sponsored bills on the move 05/25/2022: School shooting statement and resources; Budget advocacy 05/18/2022: May Revise summary and resources; Leadership Institute workshops 05/11/2022: Register for May Budget Revision webinar 05/04/2022: CSBA-sponsored bills pass key committees; Register for Leadership Institute 04/27/2022: 2022 Leadership Institute; School Boards in Action 04/20/2022: California pauses COVID-19 student vaccine mandate; Register for Leadership Institute 04/13/2022: UTK planning resources for LEAs; CSBA co-sponsoring AB 2034 04/06/2022: New guidance for students exposed to COVID; CSBA TK webinar and resources 03/30/2022: Cardona, Newsom making efforts to keep all students learning in classrooms 03/23/2022: Legislative Action Week impact; LEA Medi-Cal billing 03/16/2022: Legislative Action Week underway, CSBA releases Fast Facts on public education 03/09/2022: State to release independent study guidance; Home-to-school transportation 03/02/2022: School mask mandate expires March 11 02/23/2022: CSBA advocates for COVID exit strategy for public schools 02/16/2022: Education workforce housing; Student vaccine mandates 02/09/2022: CSBA advocates to fund the base; DA ballots due March 15 02/02/2022: Year in Review released; Register for Legislative Action Week 01/26/2022: CSBA guide on independent study; Dr. Heredia appointed to CTC 01/19/2022: CDPH updates school tracing guidance; March 15 layoff notice 01/12/2022: Newsom’s January Budget Proposal; 2020–21 student data released 01/05/2022: Updated COVID isolation guidelines; CSBA budget priorities
2021
09/22/2021: AB 361 signed, in-person learning tracking tool available 09/15/2021: Managing contentious board meetings; President Biden urges schools to conduct COVID screening testing 09/08/2021: CDPH updates K-12 guidance, CSBA webinar on governing in era of chaos 09/01/2021: Vote no on AB 438; School Emergency Reporting System 08/25/2021: CDPH reinforces K-12 universal indoor masking mandate 08/18/2021: Vaccination order for school workers, Legislature next steps 08/11/2021: CA requires vaccinations or weekly testing of school staff; updated FAQ on masking exemptions 08/04/2021: CA returns to universal masking, free COVID testing for schools 07/28/2021: CDC reverses course on masking, state invests in broadband 07/21/2021: CSBA statement on masking/independent study; SBE update 07/15/2021: CDPH requires universal masking in K-12 schools, allows local control in enforcement 07/07/2021: Education budget trailer bill released, funding for youth with disabilities 06/30/2021: State budget agreement; Cayla J. v. State of California 06/23/2021: Cal/OSHA again revises Emergency Temporary Standards 06/16/2021: Placeholder budget passed, masks still required in schools 06/09/2021: CalOSHA COVID regulations update; Miscalculation of ERAF 06/02/2021: Guidance on use of federal relief funds; CSBA hits the airwaves 05/26/2021: In memory of Suzanne Kitchens 05/19/2021: May Budget Revise recap; Masking requirements eased 05/12/2021: Governor leads up to May Budget Revision with preview of economic recovery package 05/05/2021: $1.8 trillion American Families Plan proposed, Department of Education supports summer school 04/28/2021: CDE 2020–21 data show enrollment decline; CSBA expanded learning series 04/21/2021: CDPH updates guidance on graduation audience attendance 04/14/2021: State receives assessment flexibility, new COVID-19 Handbook released by USDOE 04/07/2021: COVID restrictions lifting, Court holds in favor of district in 1A case 03/31/2021: Federal funds arrive in states, CDPH grad ceremony guidance 03/24/2021: Broadband for All Bond Act announced, physical distancing guidelines reduced 03/18/2021: American Rescue Plan Act signed; SBE approves waivers 03/11/2021: CSBA webinar weighs pros and cons of school reopening bill; updated youth sports guidance 03/03/2021: School reopening deal announced, progress toward vaccine priority 02/24/2021: SB 86 must be amended to aid, not hinder, school reopening efforts; Leg. action week update 02/17/2021: Safe Schools for All plan gets pushback; CSBA provides deep dive into school reopening 02/10/2021: Recent school reopening guidance updates; FCC opens public comment on E-Rate expansion 02/03/2021: Safe Schools plan evolving as first deadline is missed 01/27/2021: Safe Schools for All plan gets pushback; CSBA provides deep dive into school reopening 01/20/2021: CDPH releases updated school reopening guidance; CSBA webinar on reopening schools 01/13/2021: Jan. budget proposal includes increased funding for schools; Court declines to invalidate FPPC regulations 01/06/2021: CA’s Safe Schools for All plan aims to reopen all schools by early spring
2020
12/16/2020: Cal/OSHA board adopts emergency COVID-19 regulations; Assembly budget proposal calls for repayment of deferrals 12/09/2020: Regional stay-at-home orders exempt schools; new legislative session begins 12/02/2020: Homeless student identification down nationwide; More Orientation for New Trustees trainings available 11/25/2020: State revenue increase for K-12 education fuels CSBA advocacy 11/18/2020: Increase in COVID rates impacts school reopening; Get a sneak peek at new virtual AEC platform 11/11/2020: School bonds perform well; education-related propositions do not 11/04/2020: Voters back affirmative action ban; New map details where students are in class or learning at home 10/28/2020: CDE receives mask donation, urges LEAs to use learning loss mitigation funds 10/21/2020: Assembly hearing on digital divide; CSBA releases advisory on labor negotiations 10/14/2020: Nutrition waivers extended for entire school year; new laws report released 10/07/2020: House passes COVID relief package; Gov. Newsom vetoes ethnic studies and LCFF bills 09/30/2020: New Q&A tackles common special ed issues; Brown Act amended to address social media use 09/23/2020: New COVID-19 resources and guidance; Governor signs key legislation 09/16/2020: Cohort guidance clarification provided; Governor wading through bills 09/09/2020: Updated guidance on in-person, small group instruction; CSBA establishes wildfire relief fund 09/02/2020: CA releases new standards for reopening schools and economy; key meal waivers extended 08/26/2020: COVID-19 liability call to action; New CDPH guidance allows in-person instruction for small group cohorts 08/19/2020: Gov. Newsom issues executive order to help close digital divide; forthcoming guidance on students with special needs 08/12/2020: CDE partners with Apple and T-Mobile to offer discounted devices; CSBA Annual Education Conference goes virtual for 2020 08/05/2020: COVID-19 updates: Waiver process clarified; Learning continuity plan template available 07/29/2020: Federal and state stimulus plans emerge; Learning Loss Mitigation Funding application available 07/22/2020: New reopening rules for schools; CSBA webinars cover key COVID-19 issues 07/15/2020: Learning Continuity Plan template available for feedback; Assessment guidance released 07/08/2020: New stimulus bill introduced; lawsuit filed to protect CARES funds 07/01/2020: Governor signs budget, offers clarity; liability legislation introduced 06/24/2020: State budget hoists new challenges upon LEAs; Clarity needed around student masks 06/17/2020: State budget negotiations ramp up; key nutrition waivers extended 06/10/2020: CSBA releases report for reopening schools; joint task force will address systemic racism 06/03/2020: Education Coalition calls for additional school funding, State Senate follows suit 05/27/2020: CDC releases guidelines for reopening schools; Budget advocacy push continues 05/20/2020: May Revision heightens call for member advocacy; important COVID-19 updates 05/13/2020: CSBA launches advocacy toolkit; education funding predicted to fall by billions 05/06/2020: FCMAT issues budget alert; CSBA President launches advocacy press tour 04/29/2020: CSBA calls for $2 billion emergency bond; Governor says school year may start earlier 04/22/2020: Video message from CEO on new COVID-19 resources and webinar series; State and education leaders make headway to close digital divide 04/15/2020: New CDE child care guidance; submit district FEMA applications; Gov. Newsom update on schools 04/08/2020: COVID-19 developments on funding, child care, facilities; legislative news 04/01/2020: New FERPA and virtual learning guidance; COVID-19 waiver and funding updates 03/25/2020: CSBA provides resources, advocacy during pandemic; new guidance on special education and distance learning 03/18/2020: Governor says schools may not reopen by summer; boards may meet via phone or video 03/11/2020: New coronavirus guidance available for schools; majority of local bond measures 03/04/2020: Early returns show school facilities bond measure behind; Legislative Action Day is canceled 02/26/2020: Final push for $15B school facilities bond measure; important coronavirus updates and guidance 02/19/2020: CSBA CEO advocates for Prop 13 school bond measure; ruling on summer unemployment 02/12/2020: Support school facilities bond measure 13; March 15 layoff notices requirements 02/05/2020: 'Public charge rule' doesn't apply to K-12 schools; CSBA President attends State of the Union 01/29/2020: CSBA Online Learning Center launches; support facilities bond measure 01/23/2020: CSBA 2019 Year-in-Review available; Submit a mental health grant application 01/15/2020: Statewide workshops will dive into budget proposal; LCFF transparency bills introduced 01/08/2020: Federal recovery assistance for schools impacted by natural disasters; CA Supreme Court ruling does not protect schools from unfunded mandates