May 23, 2017
Drinking water quality in schools is a popular issue in the Legislature this year, with a significant amount of bills introduced in this subject area. The objective of these bills, which CASH supports, is to ensure access to high quality, lead free drinking and cooking water in schools. CASH is concerned not about this worthy…
May 23, 2017
From trout in the classroom to coding in the tech lab, Truckee Elementary is doing it all. Read this short article on best practices from the principal Valerie Simpson. Truckee Elementary School is a special place
At the meeting scheduled for May 24, 2017 the State Allocation Board (Board) will be presented with detailed recommendations by the Office of Public School Construction (OPSC)/Department of Finance (DOF) when the Board will be asked to take specific actions that, if taken, will have negative and lasting effects upon school districts seeking state bond…
May 22, 2017
The California School Dashboard is an online tool designed to help communities across the state access important information about K-12 districts and schools. The Dashboard features easy-to-read reports on multiple measures of school success. The Dashboard is just one step in a series of major shifts in public education, changes that have raised the bar…
CASH NextGen 2017 Spring Symposium The Coalition for Adequate School Housing (CASH) presents their NextGen 2017 Spring Symposium in Sacramento on May 16-17. This year the focus will be on rethinking the design of schools and the classroom learning environment. This event will commence at Washington Elementary School, a STEAM Academy and highly unique NextGen…
Here are EH&A articles previously written in December and another in March on this topic regarding the Governor’s proposal for distribution of Proposition 51 Bond funds. The Office of Public School Construction (OPSC) hosted a stakeholder input session yesterday to receive additional feedback on the proposed front-end grant agreement for School Facility Program projects. The grant agreement…
May 1, 2017 by John Fensterwald at EdSource Researchers who closely examined the impact of the state’s funding formula in eight school districts found a continued commitment to the goals of the new system but an uneven implementation and “consistent misunderstandings and confusion” of fundamental aspects of the law. The researchers reported that some of…
May 4, 2017
A new regulation became operative on March 1, 2017, that affects all commercial organizations including school districts. Under Health and Safety Code Section 118600, all single-user toilet facilities in any business establishment, place of public accommodation, or state or local government agency shall be identified as all-gender toilet facilities by signage that complies with Title…
A new survey showed high support for local bonds as well as allowing tax-funded vouchers to send their children to any school they choose. At the same time, most give their local public schools good grades. These are among the key findings of a statewide survey on education released today by the Public Policy Institute…