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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.

Relief for California’s childcare crisis: Empty TK-12 classrooms

Aug 20, 2026

Declining enrollment in California public schools is spawning a new and growing partnership that is helping to keep childcare centers in business — vacant classrooms are being filled with toddlers and babies.

Palo Alto school district sued over mosque field trip

Aug 20, 2026

A group of South Bay parents are suing the Palo Alto Unified School District over a school field trip to a mosque in 2025. The group of parents asserts the district failed to maintain religious neutrality and ensure “equal treatment among faiths.

Inglewood Unified on the cusp of independence as new school year starts

Aug 20, 2026

Los Angeles County education leaders say Inglewood Unified is emerging from a financial crisis that started more than a decade ago. An estimated 5,000 students returned to district campuses this week for the start of what could be the last school year under the control of an outside administrator.

Newsom celebrates full rollout of transitional kindergarten, free school meals

Aug 20, 2026

Gov. Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom celebrated the full implementation of universal transitional kindergarten and free school meals, among other statewide education reforms, Wednesday morning at Schafer Park Elementary School in Hayward, Calif.

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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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