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May 2 was the deadline for policy committees to act on bills that have been tagged with a cost. Bills that fail to pass out of their policy committee today are effectively dead for the year. This week’s deadline forced hearings on several highly contentious bills related to charter schools and literacy instruction, among others, which we discuss below.

Now that we have a sense of bills that are moving forward, and in many cases with more clarifying language, we want to provide you with a summary of some of the major education-related bills that are still moving through the process in the areas of:

CAWS is excited to be partnering with WE Help Two to make twice the difference through their funky sock fundraising program.

There is no upfront cost to the program and schools can keep up to 50% of the total sales.

Socks can be sold online and/or We Help Two can send a box of socks to your school at NO UPFRONT COST! That means schools will only have to pay for the inventory sold. Leftover packs are sent back and schools will be invoiced for what was sold. 

The service focus for 2025-26 will be raising funds for the fire and flood victims in California. Schools will also be able to select their own cause or one of the three international programs offered by We Help Two. 

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Updating your School A-G list: This is the time to work with your school and

district to ensure your school A-G list accurately reflects your Middle Years

Program, Diploma Program and Career Program course offerings for 2025-2026.

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