California Department of Education

News Releases

SPI Responds to Governor's Proposed 2022 Budget
Posted 10-Jan-2022
CDE Releases Student Data for 2020-21
Posted 07-Jan-2022
SPI Lays Out Needed Resources for CA Schools
Posted 05-Jan-2022
New Workgroup to Address School Staff Shortages
Posted 05-Jan-2022
SPI Announces Plan for Statewide Mentoring Program
Posted 23-Dec-2021

SPI to Recruit 10,000 New Mental Health Clinicians
Posted 21-Dec-2021
SPI Forms Community Schools Advisory Board
Posted 09-Dec-2021
SPI Announces $2 Million in Grants Available
Posted 08-Dec-2021
2022 U.S. Senate Youth Program Students Announced
Posted 01-Dec-2021
SPI Announces New Digital Reading Partnership
Posted 30-Nov-2021

What's New

Interstate Meat Dist. Inc. Recalls Ground Beef
Posted 10-Jan-2022
Updates to the Federal Micropurchase Threshold
Posted 03-Jan-2022
Kitchen Infrastructure and Training Funds
Posted 03-Jan-2022
ECR Funds Now Available for Eligible SNP Operators
Posted 22-Dec-2021
ECR Funds Available for Eligible CACFP Operators
Posted 22-Dec-2021

USDA Policy Memo SP 11-2021 Extensions
Posted 21-Dec-2021
SBE Meeting Agenda for January 2022
Posted 17-Dec-2021
Universal Meals Listening Session January 11, 2022
Posted 14-Dec-2021
Proposition 12 Proposed Regulations
Posted 13-Dec-2021
CalRecycle Edible Food Recovery Grant Program
Posted 13-Dec-2021

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We oversee the state's diverse public school system, which is responsible for the education of more than 6,000,000 children and young adults in more than 10,000 schools with 300,000 teachers. We are in charge of enforcing education law and regulations and continuing to reform and improve public school programs.

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School Disaster and Emergency Management
Guidance, grants, training, and resources for local educational agencies (LEAs) related to the management of natural disasters and emergency hazards.

California School Dashboard
California's new Accountability and Continuous Improvement System helps educators and the public to see how districts and schools are performing on test scores, graduation rates, and other measures of student success.

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Local Control and Accountability Plan
The Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) is a three-year plan that describes the goals, actions, services, and expenditures to support positive student outcomes that address state and local priorities.

California School Directory
Information about California public schools, private schools, nonpublic nonsectarian schools, school districts, and county offices of education.

Coronavirus Response and School Reopening Guidance
Information and resources regarding CDE's COVID-19 response efforts, including the guidance document for safely reopening schools for the 20-21 school year.