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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.

As kids grapple with a mid-summer heat wave, new state laws try to help

Jul 17, 2026

As triple-digit temperatures bake some parts of California, two new laws aim to help educate students about heat illness and protect them from it.

Deadline looms for school districts to put property tax measures on the ballot

Jul 17, 2026

With students out of school, district leaders across L.A. County are deciding whether to ask voters to approve property tax increases this November to fund repairs and renovations. District governing boards have until Aug. 7 to call for ballot measures.

Los Gatos-Saratoga high school district teachers, employees get 5% pay hike

Jul 17, 2026

The main provisions of the new contract offer school employees higher pay and expanded benefits for seniority, compensation for sick and parental leave and protected lunch and rest breaks.

The school choice scholarship boom benefits kids already in private school

Jul 17, 2026

In theory, these programs are supposed to give children an educational opportunity they wouldn’t otherwise have. In reality, students already in private or home school are most likely to benefit, an analysis by The Associated Press shows.

Sac City names interim Kennedy High principal. Some parents say they weren’t told

Jul 17, 2026

Sacramento City Unified School District has tapped a former Hiram Johnson High School assistant principal to serve as interim principal of John F. Kennedy High School at the start of upcoming school year, filling the role of Principal Reginald Brown.

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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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