California School Fiscal Services

06/14/2019

https://edsource.org/2019/pension-relief-special-education-funding-highlight-gov-newsoms-budget/613794

Governor goes beyond minimum required under Proposition 98 to absorb $3.1 billion in districts' pension payments and address teacher shortage.

06/04/2019

https://edsource.org/2019/drive-to-cap-california-charter-school-growth-stalls/613242

Sponsoring legislators make their proposals two-year bills after a lack of support.

05/11/2019

Public schools will reap most of the gains if the Democratic-controlled Legislature rolls with him.

04/04/2019

https://edsource.org/2019/school-and-pension-costs-in-california-what-can-be-done/610472

How are pension costs creating a challenge for school districts? This EdSource video explains why pensions are consuming a growing share of school budgets and what could be done.

03/26/2019

Districts' average pension expense doubled to about $1,000 per student in 2017-18 EdSource reports, echoing earlier findings from a CSBA report showing that district pension obligations could triple by 2024.

Read the report: https://bit.ly/2UOZ7f5

03/22/2019

https://edsource.org/2019/new-data-detail-soaring-costs-of-california-school-pensions-2/610118?utm_source=EdSource&utm_medium=newsletter

Districts’ average payments to pension funds CalSTRS and CalPERS doubled to about $1,000 per student in 2017-18. But contributions varied among districts and will continue to rise for at least two more years.

03/21/2019

https://www.thenation.com/article/the-oakland-teachers-strike-revealed-californias-education-crisis/

The struggle for fair funding goes way beyond the district. So now the teachers are taking their fight to Sacramento.

02/22/2019

https://edsource.org/2019/california-charter-schools-facing-new-oversight-under-fast-track-legislation/608963?utm_source=EdSource&utm_medium=newsletter

Senate Bill 126, which was passed in the Senate Feb. 21, would require that California charter school boards comply with the same open meeting, conflict-of-interest and disclosure laws as district school boards, including holding public board meetings, opening records to the public upon request and....

01/11/2019

Newsom would increase spending for education from early to higher ed, including a path to full-day preschool for every low-income child and full-day kindergarten for all 5-year olds. A surprise for K-12 districts — pension-cost relief — would free up money to spend as they want.

01/10/2019

https://edsource.org/2019/school-districts-will-be-required-to-verify-theyre-fixing-californias-lowest-performing-schools/606921 =newsletter&utm_medium=email

The Every Student Succeeds Act requires states to identify and improve student achievement in the lowest-performing 5 percent of schools. Districts with those schools will explain how in a new section of their Local Control and Accountability Plans.

09/26/2018

https://www.educationdive.com/news/report-california-schools-have-improved-but-major-funding-challenges-rema/532428/

An interesting and important reminder that we have a long way to go in California to achieve equitable funding for our students.

More than a decade ago, the state's education system was described as "broken." What has happened since?

08/06/2018

https://edsource.org/2018/after-quarter-century-of-rapid-expansion-charter-school-growth-slowing-in-california/599342?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email

The slowdown could increase competition among parents and students to get into the most sought-after charter schools.