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CSEA takes care of its members on the job, but it also lends a helping hand in times of crisis through the Dorothy Bjork Assistance Fund.

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Summer Assistance Program

October 25, 2024

What if the state kicked in one dollar for every dollar you earned?

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Summer Assistance Program

October 25, 2024

What if the state kicked in one dollar for every dollar you earned?

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Elk Grove 831 hosts October Board Meeting

October 21, 2024

The CSEA Board of Directors held its monthly meeting at Miwok Village Elementary School, hosted by Elk Grove Chapter 831.

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Elk Grove 831 hosts October Board Meeting

October 21, 2024

The CSEA Board of Directors held its monthly meeting at Miwok Village Elementary School, hosted by Elk Grove Chapter 831.

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Quick thinking custodian puts out classroom fire

October 15, 2024

A CSEA member acted quickly to put out a fire in a room where toddlers were sleeping.  

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Quick thinking custodian puts out classroom fire

October 15, 2024

A CSEA member acted quickly to put out a fire in a room where toddlers were sleeping.  

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Governor signs CSEA-sponsored school funding bill

October 01, 2024

CSEA-sponsored legislation Senate Bill 98 (Portantino), was signed into law by Governor Newsom on Sept. 22.

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Governor signs CSEA-sponsored school funding bill

October 01, 2024

CSEA-sponsored legislation Senate Bill 98 (Portantino), was signed into law by Governor Newsom on Sept. 22.

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Nov 20, 2024 | Modesto Bee

Modesto City Schools’ Board of Education approves layoffs of over 75 staff members

Modesto City Schools’ Board of Education approved a plan to lay off 75 district employees as part of an estimated $10.6 million budget reduction.

Nov 20, 2024 | Sacramento Bee

California undocumented students grapple with Trump’s re-election: ‘I feel hopeless’

Fear and panic spread across a room of Sacramento State students earlier this month as they tried to process the re-election of Donald Trump.

Nov 19, 2024 | Los Angeles Times

How California school leaders think Trump’s Linda McMahon could impact education

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is nominating Linda McMahon, a billionaire professional wrestling mogul with minimal schools experience, as secretary of Education.

Nov 18, 2024 | Ed Source

Oakland Unified wrestles with lead in water. Most California schools are in the dark

A California law that required school districts to test drinking water for lead failed to include provisions that would’ve provided an accurate representation of lead presence in schools.