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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.

Two schools in Kern County get name change, sort of

Jul 02, 2026

Cesar Chavez Elementary School in the Bakersfield City School District and Cesar E. Chavez High School in the Delano Joint Union High School District each have new names.

Arrests of immigrant parents create mental health crisis for children

Jul 02, 2026

Parents, therapists and others who work with immigrant families said they’ve already encountered preschoolers with speech delays, elementary school children who talk of suicide and teenagers too anxious to leave the house.

California schools must limit or ban smartphones under new law

Jul 02, 2026

California tasked leaders of its schools with adopting policies limiting or banning students’ smartphone use. Now, that deadline is here — and right as lawmakers pursue a stricter smartphone policy that would impact students statewide.

Sausalito Marin City School District hires temporary leader

Jul 02, 2026

The district trustees voted 4-0 on Monday to retain Valerie Pitts on a contract basis through the Marin County Office of Education. Pitts was the superintendent at the Larkspur-Corte Madera School District for about 12 years before retiring in 2017.

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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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