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Forty Years of Independent Study
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U.S. Supreme Court to Again Take Up a Case on Public-Employee Union Fees
By Mark Walsh The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday granted review of a case that gives it a new opportunity to overrule...
Legislative Updates – September 2017
Friday, September 15th was the last day of work for State Legislators in 2017. Over the past two weeks they held...
AB 318: Your Voice Has Been Heard!
You made your voice heard! The committee's analysis on AB 318 deemed it expensive and it went to the suspense file. It...
Legislative Updates – July 2017
This past week saw a number of sudden political maneuvers to try and address several significant policy issues related...
Why You Should Oppose AB 318
AB 318 by Assemblywoman Caballero is a measure that we should all oppose. It is a legislative effort to apply a...
Lynn Padrick Hartzler’s Passing
It is with sadness that we share the news of Dr. Lynn Hartzler’s passing with our CCIS family and community. For...
INACOL highlights opportunities for advancing personalized learning and competency education through ESSA
The new K-12 federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), gives states increased flexibility over...
LAO Recommends Extending ‘Districts of Choice’ Law
The Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) recently released its evaluation of the State’s School District of Choice (DOC)...
President Obama signs Every Student Succeeds Act
Calling a bipartisan bill signing a "Christmas miracle," President Barack Obama wasted no time signing the...
Governor Signs the Other CAHSEE Exemption Bill
It is worth noting that the Governor signed SB 172 (Liu), suspending the administration of the California High School...
Anti-Vaxxers Fail to Force Issue on 2016 Ballot (so far…)
The Secretary of State’s office reports that an effort led by a group supporting a referendum of SB 277 (Pan/Allen)...
Appropriations Committees Pass Education Bills
Yesterday, the Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committees acted on over 500 bills, including a large number of...
Capitol Politics: Return of the Legislature: Final Month of Session
The Legislature returns from summer break today for a final month of work before they head home to their districts,...
Bill calls for a time out on the high school exit exam
The California High School Exit Exam would be suspended for several years and its role would be re-examined under a...
Senate Education Committee: School Bond and CTE are Big Priorities
Last week’s Senate Education Committee was interesting for one main reason, Senators voted to advance legislation...
First Assembly Education Committee Hearing of 2015
This past Wednesday (March 25) was the first Assembly Education Committee hearing for the new chair, Assembly Member...
School Finance Legislation March 2015
Below is a complete list of school finance legislation. The bill titles are hyperlinked to the full text of the bill. ...
Key Education Bills
Friday was the deadline for Legislators to introduce legislation in 2015. Legislators are not unlike students in that...
2014-15 Audit Guide and Instructions for Calculating Ratios for Independent Study
At its February 23, 2015 meeting, the Education Audit Appeals Panel (EAAP) adopted a set of emergency regulations to...