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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.

PUSD: Contaminated soil at some Pasadena campuses won’t be fully removed by first day of school

Aug 12, 2026

Not all soil at Pasadena public school campuses’ outdoor areas will be restored and opened by the time school starts next week after a summer-long project to clean up areas found to be contaminated after the Eaton fire, officials said Tuesday.

As Barrera and Shaw compete to lead California schools, their school board histories offer hints of their plans

Aug 12, 2026

This fall, Californians will vote in just one nonpartisan statewide race. Of all the contests on the ballot, it’s shaping up to be perhaps the most partisan.

LAUSD’s first day of school: coffee cake, new algebra books, chess and looming layoffs

Aug 12, 2026

Teacher Raquel Chacon put out copies of Algebra 1 workbooks for each of her seventh-graders. Justin Cole inspected school uniforms set aside for unhoused students. Florian Ospina, in the school library, made sure no chess pieces were missing.

EdSource: Sacramento City Unified remains on path to state takeover after Thurmond rejects appeal

Aug 12, 2026

Last week, Sacramento City Unified leaders thought they had solved the district’s financial problems with a plan to save $158 million, in part by dipping into retiree health benefits, to stave off bankruptcy.

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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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