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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.

California pulled the plug on new school air conditioners, leaving $200 million unspent

Jul 23, 2026

In 2020, California gave schools an enticing opportunity: A ratepayer-funded grant program would let them assess the condition of their heating and cooling systems, then pay for upgrades based on that review.

Laguna Beach Unified faces new inquiries from ACLU, county education department

Jul 23, 2026

After having to recently respond to an Orange County District Attorney’s Office inquiry about alleged Brown Act violations with its recent superintendent change, the Laguna Beach Unified School District is now facing two more inquiries into board actions.

‘The status quo is not working’: Behind two San Diego lawmakers’ overhaul of how education in California is run

Jul 23, 2026

When a jumble of candidates launched their campaigns last year for California superintendent of public instruction, they were competing for a position that would have given them control over the California Department of Education.

California public school teachers win paid pregnancy leave, a long-sought benefit

Jul 23, 2026

Berkeley public school teacher Mollie Blustein planned her pregnancy so that her daughter would arrive during summer break. But when the elementary school teacher went into premature labor and delivered her baby two weeks before the end of school, she faced another stress point: a potential pay cut.

EdSource: California school boards grant themselves hefty pay raises following new law

Jul 23, 2026

School board members at dozens of California districts have voted to increase their own pay by thousands of dollars per year after a 2025 law raised trustee compensation limits for the first time in 41 years.

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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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