Independent Study Changes for 2014-2015 School Year
On June 20, 2014, the Governor signed the 2014 Budget Act and related trailer bills. Any program changes to independent study must also match your board...
Appropriations Committees Determine Fate of Education Bills
Today, the Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committees took sweeping actions on hundreds of bills. Measures that passed out of the committees today have...
Legislature Returns From Spring Break and Continues Policy Hearings
The Legislature returned from Spring Break this past week and resumed their policy hearings. There are a number of developments worth noting. Education...
Legislature Moves Several Key Education Bills Forward
Legislature Moves Several Key Education Bills Forward – Both the Senate and Assembly Education Committees met this past week and moved a number of key...
LAO Releases Analysis of Governors Prop 98 Proposal
The Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) released their analysis of the Governor’s Prop 98 proposal, along with several education specific recommendations. We...
Governor Brown’s State of the State Address
It was a State of the State full of historical quotes, quirky moments and a bit of humor. The presentation to both houses of the Legislature started with a...
Governor’s K-12 Education Budget for 2014-15
We have extensive information on the state budget early and expect the Governor will formally release the budget as early as tomorrow morning (was originally...
SB 97 Summary – LCFF and budget cleanup language
Want to provide you with a summary of some of the key K-12 provisions of SB 97, the LCFF and budget cleanup legislation signed by the Governor yesterday. The...