Education Issues

CSBA develops, communicates and advocates the perspective of California school districts, county offices of education and regional occupational programs on the following critical education issue areas:

Schools: An investment we can't afford to cut

The governor's budget proposal released on January 10, 2008, calls for unprecedented cuts to K-12 students and schools by reducing Proposition 98 funding by $400 million in the current year and suspending Proposition 98 funding for 2008-09.

CSBA will provide up-to-the-minute updates on the budget crisis, as well as make available resources pertaining to the state budget. Click here for more information.

No Child Left Behind

CSBA is a leader in the fight to "Fix NCLB" to ensure that schools and districts are held accountable for student success in a reasonable fashion. With reauthorization of the Act scheduled this year, the second phase of the CSBA's Fix NCLB campaign has been launched. The campaign materials consist of key messages, talking points and advocacy tips that school governance teams can use in their local communities to engage and educate parents, teachers, community leaders and lawmakers on the pitfalls of NCLB — and most importantly, how it can be fixed to ensure that it achieves the laudable goals it was created to meet.

Instructional Time Task Force

The California School Boards Association convened an Instructional Time Task Force in 2007 to examine efforts to both increase the instructional time in California and to enhance the time that currently exists. This report is intended to spur local education leaders to examine ways to enhance instructional time for students and for teachers to ensure that students are engaged in a rich and comprehensive educational program.