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FCMAT provides links to California TK-12 news stories as a service to the industry. Some stories may require a newspaper subscription.

Oct 27, 2026

Analy High School in Sebastopol welcomed students to a new 13,000-square foot facility in August, with industry-standard equipment and materials for their 10 career technical education, or CTE, pathways. The building cost $27 million, funded by a $91 million voter-approved districtwide bond in 2018.

Oct 27, 2026

Despite an extensive search, including an option to demolish and rebuild the school at the current site, officials concluded that a renovation plan at the existing building was best for the environment and for keeping the project’s construction budget under $95 million.

Oct 27, 2026

The Sacramento City Unified School District has room for about 54,000 students, but only teaches roughly 37,000. Twenty-two of the district’s 72 schools are less than half full.

Oct 27, 2026

The number of new immigrant students attending California schools continues to decline and in some districts it’s resulted in shuttered programs and staff reassignments.

Oct 27, 2026

California is on the brink of a total overhaul in the way it governs K-12 schools, but whether those changes actually happen or fade into irrelevance will come down to one person: the next governor.

Oct 27, 2026

School districts in California spent about 96% of their first-year Proposition 28 funds for arts education, but some districts with unspent funds will return about $34.4 million to the state.

Oct 27, 2026

Most Californians won’t be able to vote for their local school board again this year because of a lack of candidates. Even a new law allowing school boards to raise trustee pay has not led to more competitive races statewide.

Oct 27, 2026

San Francisco school leaders are facing even more scrutiny from the Trump Administration, with a new investigation announced Monday focusing on the district’s ethnic studies curriculum, the latest federal challenge to the district’s policies and practices.

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