As California TK-12 local educational agencies head into the 2025-26 school year, the collective bargaining landscape is becoming increasingly complex. While historic funding increases and one-time dollars fueled . . .

California law requires all children to attend school and bases the Local Control Funding Formula—the largest source of funding available to local educational agencies—primarily on . . .

Effective employee supervision and evaluation are more important than ever as California school districts face increasing accountability pressures and the need to support staff in a dynamic . . .

This webinar explores the complexities of school finance and the interconnectedness of educational program development. The program’s content is intentionally presented to . . .

Position control is a set of procedures which manages personnel expenditures and is of the highest importance in a local educational agency’s ability to maintain fiscal accountability. A functioning position control system operates with . . .

Statewide enrollment trends continue to experience decreases in enrollment. Since 2012-13, the state has experienced a loss of over 390,000 (roughly 6.0%) students. If current trends hold over the next ten years, further decline of almost . . .

As local educational agencies (LEAs) navigate the 2025-26 planning cycle, a perfect storm of challenges looms. Declining enrollment and attendance continue to erode revenue, while the expiration of one-time pandemic relief funds and . . .

The 2026-27 Local Control and Accountability Plan is the last year of the most recent three-year cycle. We are still waiting for final decisions as part of the 2025-26 State Budget negotiations to determine whether . . .