Voters approve $4.6 billion for local school bonds

From the $10.4 billion statewide school facilities proposition to more than $4.6 billion in local bonds, Californians once again gave a strong vote of confidence in investing in their children’s education at the ballot box last month.

2007: Stage is set in Sacramento and Washington

This month we offer an analysis of the issues expected to top the agenda in 2007.

Vantage Point: CSBA’s 75th—Oh, what a year this has been!

Luan B. Rivera is president of the California School Boards Association.

Congress urged to take ‘Pledge to America’s Schoolchildren’

The National School Boards Association has embarked on a nationwide grassroots campaign to promote fundamental education goals by asking members of Congress to sign a “Pledge to America’s Schoolchildren.”

Continuing Education: Both online and old-school

CSBA will supplement its usual offerings with a wide range of online, interactive seminars in 2007 as part of its comprehensive menu of Continuing Education courses.

CSBA ‘Forecast’ to be a Jan. 18 ‘Webcast’ to 10 sites around the state

In a move to save members both time and money, CSBA’s annual Forecast conference will be presented Jan. 18 live via a 2½-hour “Webcast” for the first time.

Looking back: Like virtue, service is its own reward

A look through the archives of CSBA history on the association's 75th anniversary.

New grant fuels drive for adequate school funding

This is the second Hewlett grant awarded to the association, which has been working since 2004 to assist the broad-based effort to build awareness and support for a fundamental change in the way the state funds public schools.

NSBA accepting registration for D.C. lobbying trip

Registration is now open for the National School Boards Association’s 34th Annual Federal Relations Network Conference in Washington, D.C., Jan. 28-30, 2007.

R&R: Research and reports—December 2006

Worried about your finger paint? HazMat help is only a call away

CSBA’s HazMat Communication Program helps school districts and county offices of education comply with complex regulations governing the use, transportation and storage of hazardous materials.