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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.

Oildale, east Bakersfield to receive safe routes to school funding

Sep 01, 2026

Unincorporated areas in Bakersfield are receiving a $1.8 million boost through the state's Safe Routes to Schools program, part of a larger $2.7 billion statewide transportation package.

Sacramento-inspired education bill fails, raising state intervention questions

Sep 01, 2026

A conflict between a Sacramento school district and the county Office of Education had ballooned to the point that a group of officials from across California wanted to change a piece of state law.

Clovis teachers call union petition ‘suspicious.’ What’s next for unionization efforts?

Sep 01, 2026

A group of Clovis Unified educators seeking to form a union affiliated with the California Teachers Association filed an intervention petition with the state’s Public Employment Relations Board (PERB), challenging the fairness and eligibility of its rival group’s union petition.

Superintendent for Antioch school district placed on leave

Sep 01, 2026

Antioch Unified School District Superintendent Darnise Williams, who started just more than a year ago, was placed on administrative leave.

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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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