2026 Primary Election
Election Day is June 2, but mail-in ballots have already been delivered. Before you vote, be sure to check out CSEA’s online Voter Guide for personalized recommendations on your ballot.
Celebrate Classified School Employee Week May 17–23!
Join CSEA and the entire state of California as we celebrate Classified School Employee Week May 17-23, 2026.
Know Your Rights
As classified employees, we are afforded many basic rights by law or through collective bargaining. As your union, we want to make sure your rights are protected. Learn more about: Your Contract, Union Representation, Layoffs and Know Your Rights Training.
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May 14, 2026 | Ed Source
The district is cutting counselors, attendance specialists and other school staff just as students and educators say those supports are needed most.
May 13, 2026 | GV Wire
The Fresno Unified School Board approved the delivery of 196 final layoff notices to classified employees and the elimination of 78 certified employee positions.
May 13, 2026 | Press Enterprise
The Temecula school board has unanimously approved seven layoffs of teachers and other staff members for the next school year. The district had previously sent 30 layoff notices but reassigned...
May 12, 2026 | Santa Barbara News-Press
The Goleta Valley Chapter 311 of the California School Employees Association is currently advocating for a 4% raise.
May 12, 2026 | Ed Source
The state has received much more revenue since January, dramatically changing the funding picture.
May 11, 2026 | Associated Press
Recess isn’t just a fun break for grade schoolers. It’s crucial to good health and good grades for kids of all ages.
May 11, 2026 | Ed Source
California’s per-student funding has risen substantially in recent years, but some say the state should and can allocate more funds to public education.
May 08, 2026 | Capital Public Radio
The majority of the workers laid off are classified employees, essentially hourly workers like custodians, food service workers and maintenance workers.
May 08, 2026 | Los Angeles Daily News
The Pasadena USD's Board of Education just passed two resolutions to carry out layoffs of more than 280 classified and certificated employees, a culmination of the district’s ongoing financial crisis.
May 07, 2026 | The Independent, Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton, Sunol
Pleasanton Unified School District began rescinding preliminary layoff notices for classified staff and social workers after reaching a budget agreement and securing additional funding.
May 05, 2026 | The Sonoma Index-Tribune
“When you remove classified staff ... You take away critical support from students and staff across this district. I must ask, ‘Where is the shared sacrifice?’” said John Gray, CSEA Chapter President.
Apr 29, 2026 | Pleasanton Weekly
Yogita Khedkar says she is honored for the recognition, award reflects work of entire team. Khedkar is a member of CSEA Pleasanton Chapter 155.
Apr 27, 2026 | Ed Source
More than 3,300 preliminary layoff notices have been sent to classified positions represented by the California School Employees Association. Districts are expected to finalize layoff decisions by May...
Apr 27, 2026 | AFL-CIO
Workplace hazards kill approximately 140,000 workers each year in the United States—more than 380 workers each day.
Apr 23, 2026 | The Orange County Register
They want complete control, and that was what they spent the last year doing: going over the bylaws. They haven’t done one thing for students this whole year, said Thasa Zuziak, President of CSEA...
The Justice Department overrode a deadline requiring public entities serving 50,000 or more people to comply with new federal accessibility guidelines in the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Apr 22, 2026 | School Transportation News
School bus aides are often under-recognized for the roles they serve in student transportation, particularly for children with disabilities. They provide much-needed assistance to school bus drivers.
Apr 21, 2026 | Ed Source
The move signals a shift in how the nation’s second-largest school district approaches classroom technology, as officials respond to concerns about excessive use.
Apr 21, 2026 | Vallejo Times-Herald
Findings raise new concerns about vendor vetting, oversight, and the possible misuse of public funds, including potential violations of California Education Code provisions.
Apr 20, 2026 | Associated Press
“Libraries exist to make space for every story and every lived experience,” says ALA President Sam Helmick. “For National Library Week, we reaffirm that libraries are places for knowledge, for access...
Apr 18, 2026 | Los Angeles Times
Faculty, classified employees and students took to the streets of downtown Laguna Beach to support local schools and express discontent over the state of their relationship with the school board.
Apr 14, 2026 | AFL-CIO
"This new policy limits OSHA’s ability to hold bosses accountable when they fail to protect workers from heat on the job. It puts workers’ lives in danger, plain and simple."
Apr 13, 2026 | Associated Press
Advocates say Trump’s words threaten to reverse progress in unwinding stereotypes. His comments also raise questions about promises his administration has made to protect students with disabilities.
Apr 01, 2026 | Ed Source
LGBTQ youth report that their school climate felt more hostile during the 2024–2025 school year due to an anti-LGBTQ+ political climate.
Mar 24, 2026 | Tri-City Voice
School employee layoffs are also affecting Sunol Glen Unified School District. The small one-school district was about to lay off four employees—but two were saved.
Mar 23, 2026 | Carmichael Times
San Juan Unified School District is honored to announce the 2026 Classified Employees of the Year.
Mar 18, 2026 | The Paly Voice
Palo Alto educators are urging for a more transparent school board surrounding leadership and budgets following a contentious school board meeting.
Mar 16, 2026 | The Channels Santa Barbara City College
No action was taken on a proposed layoff of four classified staff at the Board of Trustees meeting. Staff expressed frustration with the proposed layoffs and the superintendent's wage increases.
Mar 06, 2026 | OCDE News
Nine outstanding school employees from throughout the county have been named the 2026 Orange County Classified School Employees of the Year.
Mar 04, 2026 | Associated Press
One of the Dept of Education's biggest jobs is to police discrimination in schools. But amid mass firings and shifting priorities, that role has waned. There’s an emerging push for states to step up.
Mar 04, 2026 | San Diego Union-Tribune
Around 70 classified employees — among them paraeducators, assistants, clerks, custodians and more — are expected to get notices of layoffs, barring major changes before May.
Mar 04, 2026 | Ed Source
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision has left California schools in temporary legal limbo and advocates concerned for the safety of transgender students.
Mar 02, 2026 | The Desert Review, Imperial Valley
The Board of Trustees of the Brawley Union High School District eliminated two classified employee positions — the Migrant Education parent liaison and the Migrant Education specialist.
Jan 16, 2026 | Associated Press
The Office for Civil Rights was gutted in Trump’s mass layoffs last year, leaving half as many lawyers to investigate complaints of discrimination based on race, sex or disability in schools.
Jan 15, 2026 | Los Angeles Times
The Trump administration is suing California over a law that creates a 3,200-foot buffer zone between new oil and gas wells and homes, schools, hospitals and parks.
Oct 22, 2025 | Inside California Education
Classified employee Meghan Murphy is a wellness coach supporting students at an elementary school in Placer County.
Feb 13, 2025 | The New Yorker
The future of the Department of Education may hinge on the world views of two billionaires who abhor what they perceive as weakness and waste.
Feb 13, 2025 | Associated Press
Linda McMahon on Thursday sketched out how key functions of the Education Department could be carved up to achieve President Trump’s goal of dismantling the agency.
Feb 03, 2025 | Politico
The Trump administration is finalizing plans to dismantle the Education Department through an executive order that would build on the president’s campaign promise.
Featured Events
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Classified School Employee Week
Join CSEA and the entire state of California as we celebrate Classified School Employee Week May 17-23, 2026.
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CSEA's 100th Annual Conference
CSEA will celebrate its 100th Annual Conference July 26-30, 2026 in Las Vegas, NV.
