Federal Issues

  1. A Different Perspective on the State Audit—An SSC Editorial

    This week, State Auditor Elaine Howle released a report examining the use of more than $24 billion in the Elementary and Secondary School
  2. New Resource Codes for AB 86 Grants

    As detailed in a prior article (see “Changes to AB 86 Grants” in the August 2021 Fiscal Report), the funding sources for the Assembly Bill
  3. ESSER III Funding Allocations Released

    The California Department of Education (CDE) published preliminary allocations for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief
  4. COVID-19 Revenue Look-Up Tool

    Local educational agencies (LEAs) have many different one-time funds available to them to help mitigate the impacts of the pandemic on
  5. ESSER II Funding Allocations Released—Updated

    [Editor's Note: This article has been updated to include the Standardized Account Code Structure (SACS) resource code.] The California
  6. State Proposes New CRF Deadline

    Along with the proposed Budget that Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled on Friday, January 8, 2021, his Administration also released proposed
  7. ED Issues Updated Equitable Services Guidance for CARES Act Dollars

    Last month, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced that it had dropped its controversial July 1, 2020, Interim Final Rule that
  8. Equitable Services Calculation for CARES Act Funds Finalized

    On September 9, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced that it was dropping its controversial July 1, 2020, Interim Final
  9. Ask SSC . . . Is It Likely the Deadline for the Coronavirus Relief Fund for Learning Loss Mitigation Will Be Extended?

    Q. I am glad to hear that the Learning Loss Mitigation funds have some additional flexibility, but one thing is unclear: will the use of the
  10. ED Drops Controversial Equitable Services Calculation for CARES Act Funds

    The U.S. Department of Education (ED) recently announced that the July 1, 2020, Interim Final Rule (IFR) that applied new equitable services