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CSBA California Schools Magazine: Legal Insights (published quarterly)

• Winter 2016 - Charter Schools - Good governance practices and lack of transparency a subject of dispute
• Fall 2016 - Chartering a path through California's increasingly complex fiscal landscape
• Summer 2016 - Finding meaning in California's constitutional guarantee of education and a way to close the opportunity gap
• Spring 2016 - California's substantially underfunded public educations system (Robles-Wong v. California)
• Winter 2015 - On the hot seat - teacher effectiveness and agency fees
• Fall 2015 - Despite being the eighth largest global economy, California funding of public educations comes up short
• Summer 2015 - Davis v. Fresno USD will restrict the use of lease-leaseback facility arrangements
• Spring 2015 - How to hire your new superintendent
• Winter 2014 - CSBA advises governing boards 'to be careful out there' when adhering to the Brown Act and the Political Reform Act

CSBA California School News (published monthly)

• August 2017 - California Voting Rights Act and at-large elections
• July 2017 - Public agency legal invoices are largely exempt from disclosure under the CPRA
• June 2017 - Summer Hill Winchester v. Campbell USD: Assessing fees for new housing developments in school districts
• May 2017 - CSBA resources available to aid foster youth advocacy efforts
• April 2017 - New report: Ensuring adequacy and high-quality education
• April 2017 - Superintendent contract available to help with hiring
• March 2017 - Landmark special education case decided by U.S. Supreme Court
• February 2017 - Creating a 'safe haven' for students in uncertain times
• January 2017 - After school Satan clubs: for districts the devil is in the details
• November 2016 - Major victory for CSBA in education funding case
• October 2016 - Collective bargaining could be impacted by court case
• September 2016 - California Supreme Court rules on two high profile cases
• August 2016 - Supreme Court stay in transgender student case unlikely to affect Calif. districts
• July 2016 - Teachers generally not entitled to unemployment benefits during the summer, court determines
• June 2016 - CSBA guidance on transgender students' rights updated: Reflects recent federal directive
• May 2016 - CSBA's ELA petitions State Supreme Court in school funding case
• April 2016 - New lease-leasback rule changes landscape for districts' facilities bidding process
• March 2016 - Judge clarifies student privacy protections in Morgan Hill lawsuit
• February 2016 - Court of Appeals hears oral arguments in Robles-Wong v. State of California
• January 2016 - CSBA report finds California schools face competitive disadvantage
• November 2015 - CSBA sues state of California over unconstitutional manipulation of Proposition 98
• October 2015 - CSBA's ELA sues state of California, supports public schools
• July 2015 - ELA Adequacy Committee holds second meeting
• June 2015 - Legal update episode 5 available now
• April 2015 - Webcast discusses superintendent hiring strategies