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...
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 will be heard with the other suspense...
Legislative Updates – July 2017
This past week saw a number of sudden political maneuvers to try and address several significant policy issues related to the school district budget reserve...
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 one-size fits all approach to Independent...
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 those of you who have been involved in...
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 assessment, accountability and use of...
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) program and recommended the Legislature...
President Obama signs Every Student Succeeds Act
Calling a bipartisan bill signing a "Christmas miracle," President Barack Obama wasted no time signing the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary...
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 Exit Exam (CAHSEE) for the next three...
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) has failed to submit the minimum number of...
Appropriations Committees Pass Education Bills
Yesterday, the Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committees acted on over 500 bills, including a large number of education measures. All of the bills acted...
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, not to reconvene until January. The...
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 bill introduced last week by the chair of...