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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.

Independent agency says State Superintendent overstepped in SCUSD budget crisis

Aug 17, 2026

School is back in session for Sacramento City Unified School District students, but an ongoing financial crisis continues to loom large.

In new school year, can Pasadena Unified repair a ‘fractured’ public trust?

Aug 17, 2026

At a June Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education meeting in the wake of a failed effort to consolidate schools, trustees, weary from weeks of controversy and pushback over a process that many felt was unfair, reflected on what went wrong.

As students head back to Oakland schools, the district has avoided its projected financial disaster. Is the crisis really over?

Aug 17, 2026

As students returned to campuses earlier this week to begin a new school year, the district’s worst-case scenario has not come to pass, although its apparent financial reprieve remains fragile.

How young is too young to walk to school alone? What California law says

Aug 17, 2026

For some families, that could mean letting a child commute to class without an adult for the first time. Is there a legal age requirement for children to walk to and from school alone in California?

EdSource: Fresno Unified starts the school year with a $23 million budget gap

Aug 17, 2026

As students return to school Monday, the state’s third-largest district must contend with rising special education costs, reduced mental health staffing and a lingering deficit.

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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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