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THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA SINCE 1992

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News In Education

FCMAT provides links to California TK-12 news stories as a service to the industry. Some stories may require a newspaper subscription.

How can schools help homeless students? These researchers have some ideas

Sep 10, 2026

New UCLA research finds schools in San Diego County and statewide need to do more to support homeless students, calling homelessness an educational crisis that requires regional investment, dedicated funding, more federal protections and integrated cross-system support.

What California’s new antisemitism law means for Santa Cruz County schools

Sep 10, 2026

As the school year begins, there is a new law that affects all school districts in California known as Assembly Bill 715, which was co-authored by Central Coast Assemblymember Dawn Addis.

How are California school districts funding teacher housing? It really depends

Sep 10, 2026

The salary for a newly credentialed San Francisco teacher starts at around $80,000 a year(opens in new tab). A one-bedroom apartment in the city rents for (opens in new tab)more than $4,000 a month(opens in new tab) — or 60% of that salary before taxes.

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Our Services

These three services represent the people and skills behind FCMAT and our dedication to California's educational system.

Professional Learning Workshops

FCMAT's professional learning service includes regional and local educational agency (LEA)-specific workshops on a variety of topics for county offices, school districts, charter schools and community colleges; various leadership preparation programs; and written resources and presentations on a variety of topics given by staff throughout California.

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California School Information Services (CSIS)

As a service of FCMAT, CSIS assists LEAs in addressing a variety of challenges in the management and exchange of public school student, staff, and institutional information. CSIS has a long-standing history of providing leadership, information and tools designed to empower California's LEAs with increasing access to and use of high-quality data.

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Fiscal Health Risk Analysis (FHRA) and Indicators of Risk or Potential Insolvency

FCMAT has developed the FHRA and the Indicators of Risk or Financial Insolvency tools to help evaluate an LEA's fiscal health and risk of insolvency in the current and two subsequent fiscal years. Separate versions exist for TK-12, charter schools, and community colleges.

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Ed-Data.org

Ed-Data.org, also known as the Education Data Partnership, is a partnership of the California Department of Education, EdSource, and the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team/California School Information Services (FCMAT/CSIS). It provides educators, parents, policy makers, the legislature and public access to timely and comprehensive fiscal, demographic, and performance data about TK-12 education in California.

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