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FCMAT provides links to California TK-12 news stories as a service to the industry. Some stories may require a newspaper subscription.
Mar 17, 2026
Shasta County gave back to the state more than $6.2 million earmarked for schools in 2026, after the California State Controller’s Office said it made a clerical error in January.
Mar 17, 2026
Monday afternoon, campuses throughout Eureka and neighboring communities were put on lockdown.
Mar 17, 2026
The district’s board of trustees recently approved nearly 60 potential layoff notices as it looks to reduce expenses to balance the budget after years of deficit spending.
Mar 17, 2026
Clovis Unified School District did not see a significant increase in absences last month due to a student walkout, data shows.
Mar 17, 2026
The California Department of Education has sued the Oakland Unified School District over an alleged failure to address multiple complaints of antisemitism across its campuses.
Mar 17, 2026
Thousands of California students remain classified as English learners even after they reach proficiency in English, according to new research.
Mar 17, 2026
Thousands of California school employees have received preliminary pink slips in recent weeks as districts scrabble to close budget gaps caused by falling enrollment and rising costs.
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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.
Information on WorkshopsAs 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.
Visit CSISFCMAT 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, 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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