U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has issued a public health advisory on mental health issues in youth. “The challenges today’s generation of young people face are unprecedented and uniquely hard to navigate,” Murthy writes in Protecting Youth Mental Health. “And the effect these challenges have […]
Author: Kimberly Sellery
Expand computer science access in your district with support from Microsoft
Computer Science Education Week provides an opportunity to recognize school leaders on the front lines of expanding access to computer science education and to identify where computer science courses are needed in every district. Limited access to digital skills threatens to widen the income gap […]
Survey shows Islamophobia is prevalent in California schools
A new survey and report on bullying from the Council on American-Islamic Relations California (CAIR-CA) shows that Muslim students in California continue to experience high levels of Islamophobic bullying, harassment and discrimination by both peers and adults, in person and online. Examining Islamophobia in California […]
New screening tool from the California Dyslexia Initiative in development
In recent years, California has made progress in providing resources and support for students with dyslexia, a language-based learning disability that most often affects an individual’s ability to read fluently. In 2015, Assembly Bill 1369 directed the California Department of Education to develop the state […]
Addressing the whole child encourages student engagement
A new survey and report released by education technology company GoGuardian aims to measure the most effective ways of engaging students in their learning by surveying more than 2,500 educators from all 50 states and 40 additional countries. The “2021–2022 State of Engagement Report” aims […]
Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging school mask mandate
A San Diego Superior Court judge has ordered the complete dismissal of the lawsuit initiated against Gov. Gavin Newsom, the California Department of Public Health and other state health officials by two parent groups (Let Them Breathe and Reopen California Schools) over the requirements of […]
Klamath-Trinity Joint USD program provides strong support for Native American students
CSBA is celebrating National Native American Heritage Month with stories of people and programs that uplift Native American students. Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District, located in the Six Rivers National Forest in the far reaches of northwest California, comprises just over 1,000 students attending seven […]
State audit finds P-EBT payments to families delayed; schools can help with communication
The results of a state high-risk audit were released Oct. 28 for the California Department of Social Services’ (CDSS) management of federal pandemic-relief funds for two food assistance programs: the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program, which issues […]
Pros and cons of Project Labor Agreements
By Bode Owoyele, CSBA associate general counsel Project Labor Agreements (PLA) are a type of agreement between a project owner or developer and building trade unions, designed to govern the employer–employee relations of the general contractor and all subcontractors in connection with a particular construction […]
School staffing shortages put damper on historic infusion of funds
By CSBA President Dr. Susan Heredia After decades of inadequate funding, it took an unprecedented global pandemic that shut down most schools in California for more than a year to finally receive an infusion of funds that can help us provide the resources for every […]











