Legislative Update – Charter Schools, Net Neutrality, Cannabis, Special Ed and STEM
Highlights from Recent Committee Actions Charter school governance bills passed out of Senate Education Committee Alternative testing bill gained nearly...
2018-19 State Budget Update – Conference Committee Begins Negotiations
The two-house Budget Conference Committee kicked off debate over the 2018-19 state budget this week. At this stage of the process the Assembly and Senate are...
Analysis of Governor’s May Revision
Overall, the May Revision contains positive news for California’s economy, General Fund revenues, and Proposition 98 funding. We have known for several months...
Twelve Key Policy Debates for 2018
Legislators have introduced more than 2,300 bills this year, of which, more than 650 bills address issues of potential concern to educational leaders. Key...
Informational Hearing on the Future of Career Technical Education
Yesterday afternoon, four Assembly committees convened for an informational hearing on Career and Technical Education (CTE). Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell...
Senate Proposes to Increase LCFF Spending, but with Increased Accountability
Today, the State Senate announced a proposal to add $1 billion LCFF base funding and $200 million in corresponding supplemental and concentration grants to...
Changes in Law 2017 – School Safety
Capitol Advisors Group has produced a series of comprehensive client briefs detailing new education laws that were passed by the Legislature and signed into...
Changes in Law 2017 – Technology
Capitol Advisors Group has produced a series of comprehensive client briefs detailing new education laws that were passed by the Legislature and signed into...
Changes in Law 2017 – Assessment and Accountability
Capitol Advisors Group has produced a series of comprehensive client briefs detailing new education laws that were passed by the Legislature and signed into...
Changes in Law 2017 – Human Resources
Capitol Advisors Group has produced a series of comprehensive client briefs detailing new education laws that were passed by the Legislature and signed into...
Changes in Law 2017 – Student Services
Capitol Advisors Group has produced a series of comprehensive client briefs detailing new education laws that were passed by the Legislature and signed into...
Changes in Law 2017 – School Facilities
Capitol Advisors Group has produced a series of comprehensive client briefs detailing new education laws that were passed by the Legislature and signed into...
Changes in Law 2017 – Curriculum and Instruction
Capitol Advisors Group has produced a series of comprehensive client briefs detailing new education laws that were passed by the Legislature and signed into...
Changes in Law 2017 – Governance and Operations
Capitol Advisors Group has produced a series of comprehensive client briefs detailing new education laws that were passed by the Legislature and signed into...
Changes in Law 2017 – School Finance and Public Contracts
Capitol Advisors Group has produced a series of comprehensive client briefs detailing new education laws that were passed by the Legislature and signed into...
Forty Years of Independent Study
We are very excited to begin this new editorial feature from CCIS. Our hope is to provide interesting and informative topics for our membership, educators and...
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 a major decision on public-employee...
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 marathon floor sessions, sending hundreds of...