In chronological order:

• Week of the School Administrator
  Educational leaders throughout California will be honored during the Week of the School Administrator, March 1-7, 2009.
• Ed Coal Remains United
  During the nearly 30 years that the Education Coalition has existed, it has stood up for California’s students during tough budget negotiations, and that continues to be the case today
• Schools Fight Billion Dollar Cuts
  ACSA and the California Education Coalition are calling on lawmakers to approve revenue increases and to avoid a potential $7.2 billion cut to K-12 schools for 2008-09.
• Distinguished Schools Criteria Expanded
  Narrowing the achievement gap among underrepresented students is now required criteria for schools to become California Distinguished Schools.
• New LAO Report
  A new LAO report supports the Education Coalition's call for new revenues and warns of dangers of inaction as the state deficit could hit $27.8 billion.
• CA Leader Vies for National Honor
  ACSA has selected Thelma Melendez de Santa Ana as California’s nominee for the 2009 American Association of School Administrators National Superintendent of the Year.
• Algebra 1 Restraining Order
  The Association of California School Administrators and California School Boards Association’s Education Legal Alliance were granted a temporary restraining order in their lawsuit regarding Algebra 1.
• Women Leaders Unite
  Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana, superintendent of Pomona USD, will deliver the keynote address at this year’s Women’s Leadership Breakfast, Nov. 7 at the ACSA Leadership Summit.
• ACSA Honors Founding Father
  Bill Cunningham, ACSA’s first executive director, has passed away. Cunningham was a leading California educator and advocate for professional leadership in all of California’s schools.
• ACSA to Host Algebra Summit
  ACSA, along with School Innovations and Advocacy, are hosting a one-day policy summit Oct. 8 on the State Board of Education’s decision to make Algebra 1 the test of record for eighth graders over the next three years.
• Secretary of Education Resigns
  California Secretary of Education Dave Long resigned last Thursday. The governor’s office has not issued a press release on the resignation yet.
• Algebra I Injunction Issued
  A Superior Court Judge has issued a preliminary injunction against the State Board of Education regarding its decision to mandate Algebra I for all eighth grade students.
• ACSA Files Lawsuit on Algebra
  The Association of California School Administrators filed a lawsuit on Sept. 4 against the State Board of Education regarding its recent decision on Algebra I.
• Prop. 39 suit casts doubt on charter regs
  Recently the ACSA Education Legal Support Fund joined a lawsuit filed by the California School Boards Association’s Education Legal Alliance against the State Board of Education.
• Passage of compromise budget urged
  As the budget stalemate drags on, one suggestion has begun to reappear in budget talks: Borrowing. But the Education Coalition opposes any borrowing to achieve a budget solution.
• Frustration over budget is palpable
  Only 48 days after the budget was due, the Legislature finally took a vote on a 2008-09 budget proposal. Unfortunately, it failed to garner the two-thirds vote required for passage, and the budget stalemate continued, even as frustrations continued to mount.
• EL teachers underskilled
  A new report released by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing announces an 88 percent increase in underqualified teachers providing instruction to English learners in California.
• Algebra 1 mandates examined
  ACSA fully supports the superintendent of public instruction's inquiry into the costs and needs associated with new Algebra 1 mandates.
• Budget negotiations continue
  Lawmakers in Sacramento continue their negotiations over the state budget, while educators continue their fight to protect Proposition 98.
• Algebra testing action decried as detrimental
  A move by the State Board of Education last week to require all eighth graders to take and be tested on Algebra 1, regardless of readiness, is being called detrimental to student achievement.
• Radio ad aims to protect students
  ACSA and its association partners in the Education Coalition have launched a radio advertisement campaign urging the governor and lawmakers to invest in education and to find common-sense budget solutions that increase revenues.
• School Leaders Connected
  ACSA's brand new website allows members to connect with colleagues, to access the latest promising practices for their profession and to develop careers.
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• English Learners Make Gains
  English language learner students in California are making steady gains on the California English Language Development Test.
• Battling Budget Cuts
  The school community protests against the governor's May Revise, which cuts deeply into education.
• Latino leader takes ACSA helm
  ACSA's 2008-09 President Frank Gomez is also an active member in the California Association of Latino Superintendents and Administrators.
• Leadership Coaching Program Continues to Grow
  The ACSA/New Teacher Center Leadership Coaching Program continues to grow, with the number of local programs more than doubling between 2006-07 and 2007-08.
• Administrators of the Year Named
  California school leaders honored with the 2008 Administrator of the Year Awards.