Listen 0:43 Fire recovery has been hard for LAUSD, PUSD schools. A new report says the state needs to offer more support

A new report from a state advisory agency recommends California provide more money for schools damaged by the Eaton and Palisades fires and create guidelines to help campuses reopen safely after future fires.

January’s fires damaged or destroyed eight public schools in Pasadena, Altadena and the Palisades. Dozens more schools were closed for several weeks for cleaning and repairs.

California lawmakers passed a bill in April that allocated $1 million to the state’s Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team (FCMAT) to provide recommendations to the state on how to improve school recovery.

What did the report find?

Many Pasadena and Palisades schools had dec

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