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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.

Santa Rosa students return to schools as district marks second transitional year shaped by historic budget cuts

Aug 18, 2026

Monday, Aug. 17, marked a second transitional year for Sonoma County’s largest school district, where many students, families and staff once again stepped into new educational environments shaped by the unprecedented closure of six schools over two years as the district wrestled with a multimillion dollar deficit and the threat of a state takeover.

MacArthur Park Charter School debuts with 200 K-5 students

Aug 18, 2026

MacArthur Park projects $3.26 million in revenues and $3.10 million in expenditures in 2026-27, $3.81 in revenues and $3.73 in expenditures in 2027-28 and $4.49 in revenues and $4.23 in expenditures in 2028-29.

Clovis Unified's ASL interpreters reach first union deal, despite some pay concerns

Aug 18, 2026

A group of unionized American Sign Language interpreters at Clovis Unified reached their first collective bargaining agreement with the school district after two years of negotiations.

Northern California school district sued over mosque field trip

Aug 18, 2026

A group of parents and former students of the Palo Alto Unified School District filed a civil rights lawsuit against the district regarding a 2025 school-sponsored field trip to a mosque where students learned about Islam.

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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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