Legislation and Policy

Follow California and federal education legislation, policy decisions, and regulatory guidance affecting independent study and public schools. Posts cover proposed bills, enacted measures, accountability, charter school oversight, compliance, and advocacy. Each update reflects its publication date, helping readers understand the policy discussions and decisions shaping independent study.

Summary of Changes to Independent Study Law

Summary of Changes to Independent Study Law

The 2021-22 Budget and subsequent clean-up legislation rewrote Independent Study law, leaving school administrators and teachers scrambling to retool long-standing operations in an already stressful start of a school year.

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Senate Budget Plan

Senate Budget Plan

In a hearing of its Budget and Fiscal Review Committee this afternoon, the State Senate revealed its response to the...

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