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News In Education

FCMAT provides links to California TK-12 news stories as a service to the industry. Some stories may require a newspaper subscription.

Federal civil rights probe targets Tulare school district over misconduct. What to know

Jul 28, 2026

The Tulare City School District is one of 20 districts across 15 states now under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, part of a broader federal push announced this month to scrutinize how public schools handle allegations of sexual misconduct by employees.

Sac City Unified, teachers union reach $97M deal to help with budget crisis

Jul 28, 2026

The Sacramento City Teachers Association and Sacramento City Unified School District have ratified a new labor agreement expected to provide more than $97 million in financial relief and help the district avoid insolvency.

School is out and Inland Empire district crews are clocked in for summer maintenance

Jul 28, 2026

The summer vacation allows districts time to perform routine projects and special projects without disrupting students and teachers during the year, said Samuel Precie, the Riverside Unified School District’s Executive Director, Maintenance, Operations, & Transportation (MOT) & Government Relations.

Fensterwald: Long neglected, science teachers are primed to make the case for more attention and funding

Jul 28, 2026

Short of dropping a dead weight copy of the state Education Code on your foot, a State Board of Education agenda item on the California School Dashboard normally wouldn’t evoke tears.

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Our Services

These three services represent the people and skills behind FCMAT and our dedication to California's educational system.

Professional Learning Workshops

FCMAT's professional learning service includes regional and local educational agency (LEA)-specific workshops on a variety of topics for county offices, school districts, charter schools and community colleges; various leadership preparation programs; and written resources and presentations on a variety of topics given by staff throughout California.

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California School Information Services (CSIS)

As a service of FCMAT, CSIS assists LEAs in addressing a variety of challenges in the management and exchange of public school student, staff, and institutional information. CSIS has a long-standing history of providing leadership, information and tools designed to empower California's LEAs with increasing access to and use of high-quality data.

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Fiscal Health Risk Analysis (FHRA) and Indicators of Risk or Potential Insolvency

FCMAT has developed the FHRA and the Indicators of Risk or Financial Insolvency tools to help evaluate an LEA's fiscal health and risk of insolvency in the current and two subsequent fiscal years. Separate versions exist for TK-12, charter schools, and community colleges.

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Ed-Data.org

Ed-Data.org, also known as the Education Data Partnership, is a partnership of the California Department of Education, EdSource, and the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team/California School Information Services (FCMAT/CSIS). It provides educators, parents, policy makers, the legislature and public access to timely and comprehensive fiscal, demographic, and performance data about TK-12 education in California.

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