CSBA develops, communicates and advocates the perspective of California school districts, county offices of education and regional occupational programs on critical education issue areas. Research and work is focused around four pillar areas: Student Achievement, Conditions of Children, Fair Funding, and Effective Governance. To learn more about CSBA's Policy Platform click here.
Research topics:
- Instructional Materials Adoption for Student Success, Video (5/24)
- Laying the Foundation for a Successful Instructional Materials Adoption, Webinar (5/24)
- Instructional Materials Adoptions: State and local governing board processes, roles, and responsibilities (2/24)
- Fact Sheet: Instructional Materials Adoption: Local governing responsibilities (2/24)
- Reference: State Roles, Responsibilities, and Process for Instructional Materials Adoption (2/24)
- Understanding Artificial Intelligence in K-12 Education: What Governance Teams Should Know (9/23)
- U.S. history and civics scores decline for eighth graders, Blog (5/23)
- Seize the Data: Using Chronic Absence Data to Boost Achievement (9/18)
- Supporting STEM Access, Equity, and Effectiveness: STEM and CTE Work for California's Economic Future (7/19)
- Creating and Maintaining a Pipeline for K-12 STEM Teachers in California (10/20)
- Disproportionality in Math Placement (9/19)
- Supporting STEM Access, Equity, and Effectiveness: Equitable Access to Rigorous STEAM Coursework
- Supporting STEM Access, Equity, and Effectiveness: The Path to Full Implementation of Next Generation Science Standards in California (10/18)
- Supporting STEM Access, Equity, and Effectiveness (10/20)
- Challenging and Supporting English Learners in STEM Learning at a Distance (4/21)
- California assessments results show declines: Comparative cohort data finds hope for intervention efforts (11/22)
- CDE releases state assessment scores and other student data (2/22)
- 2018-19 CAASPP Results for English Language Arts and Mathematics (11/19)
- 2017–18 CAASPP Results for English Language Arts and Mathematics
- 70 years after Brown v. Board of Education and desegregation in California, Blog (5/24)
- Seize the Data: Using Chronic Absence Data to Boost Achievement (9/18)
- Seize the Data: Using Chronic Absence Data to Drive Student Engagement (3/24)
- Supporting unduplicated students with increased transportation funding, Blog (1/23)
- Educational Equity: The Need for Boards to Support Equity-Based Decisions (10/19)
- Disproportionality in Math Placement (9/19)
- Supporting STEM Access, Equity, and Effectiveness: STEM and CTE Work for California's Economic Future (7/19)
- Ethnic Studies: School Board Member Attitudes and Recommendations for Implementation (7/19)
- Report: The Landscape of Special Education in California: A Primer for Board Members (5/19)
- Native American Students in California Public Schools (10/18)
Latino Students in California’s K-12 Public Schools - Fact Sheet (10/18)
- Asian American and Pacific Islander Students in Focus: Demographics and Enrollment Data (5/21)
- Asian American and Pacific Islander Students in Focus: Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic (5/21)
- Supporting STEM Access, Equity, and Effectiveness: Equitable Access to Rigorous STEAM Coursework
- Supporting STEM Access, Equity, and Effectiveness: The Path to Full Implementation of Next Generation Science Standards in California (10/18)
- Supporting STEM Access, Equity, and Effectiveness (10/20)
- Challenging and Supporting English Learners in STEM Learning at a Distance (4/21)
Research and Education Policy Development Archives