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Charter School Legislation: California Bills Dead for the Year We think it’s vital to keep tabs on the pulse of all things related to charter schools, including charter school legislation, informational resources, and how to support school choice, charter school growth, and the advancement of the charter school movement as a whole. We hope you…
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California Legislative Update: Governor Presents May Revision Here’s your latest California legislative update: Last week, Governor Newsom presented the May Revision to his January budget proposal. The Revision reflects funding and policy changes to the Governor’s original proposal. Below are some of the more prominent changes in the document. The May Revision includes $101.8 billion…
Charter School Moratorium Bill In this California legislative update, learn what’s happening with SB 756 and other assembly bills which would severely impact charter schools in the state. On Wednesday, April 24th the State Senate Education Committee met and heard SB 756 by Senator Durazo. The bill would establish a moratorium on charter schools in…
California Legislative Update: Anti-Charter School Bills Pass the Assembly Education Committee Here is the latest California legislative update: On April 10th the Assembly Education Committee held their regular bi-weekly hearing, but at 1:30p they had a special order to hear AB 1505, 1506 and 1507. All of these bills are anti-charter bills and they all…
California Legislative Update: Conflict of Interest Legislation Here’s your California legislative update! We try to do our best to make sure you have the most up-to-date information on what pieces of California legislation may affect charter schools. SB 126 (charter school conflict of interest provisions) is currently speeding through the legislature. The measure passed the State…
California Legislative Update: The Governor’s 2019 Budget California Legislative Update: Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom released the first budget of his administration. At the beginning of his press conference, he admitted that his presentation would be longer than most other Governor’s performances—and he did not disappoint, holding court for around 50 minutes. His budget includes a…
2018 California Mid-Term Election Update On Tuesday, Californians went out to vote and decided a number of races; they also left a number of races to be determined as ballots are counted. So, while numbers are changing, this is an update on where we currently stand on a few of the races. Gavin Newsom will…
The Potential Impact of the California Legislative Session on Charter Schools Last Friday, the California State Legislature adjourned for the year after sending hundreds of bills to the Governor for his signature. Several of the proposed bills from this recent California legislative session could have an impact on charter schools. With elections being held in…
2018 California Budget Passes Last Thursday the Legislature acted on the 2018 California budget and sent it to the Governor for his signature. There are still some trailer bills that they must pass but the document represents an agreement between the Governor and Legislative leadership. Additionally, the budget agreement covered areas of disagreement between the…
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California Election: Primary Results Come In Tuesday, Californians went to the polls to vote in the ‘jungle’ primary. There were two notable results from the California primary election that will affect the charter school and education reform community. As I have stated before the races for Governor and Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) turned into proxy…
