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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.
Feb 27, 2025
Parents in the Tamalpais Union High School District want to know why students at an LGBTQ+ awareness event were shown a video with an image of an avowed Middle East terrorist.
Feb 27, 2025
Schools and colleges across the U.S. face a Friday deadline to end diversity programs or risk having their federal money pulled by the Trump administration, yet few are openly rushing to make changes.
Feb 27, 2025
More than 100 students walked out of class at Buena High School in Ventura on Monday, to protest the proposed layoff of school librarians.
Feb 27, 2025
The Ventura Unified School District will cut more than 100 jobs before the next school year starts, but the district won't get rid of any counselors or librarians after hundreds of people pleaded with the school board to spare those positions.
Feb 27, 2025
Palm Springs Unified School District's superintendent Tony Signoret has announced he will be retiring at the end of the school year, effective June 30, after more than 31 years with the district.
Feb 27, 2025
San Diego Unified will no longer require new employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The district’s board unanimously approved a recommendation to end the requirement that new hires show proof of vaccination at its Tuesday evening meeting.
Feb 27, 2025
The Oakland Education Association and parents are demanding the district find alternatives to proposed budget cuts, including educator layoffs and reduced programming, they announced during a news conference on Tuesday.
Feb 27, 2025
In the areas of chronic absenteeism, suspension and reading proficiency, the rates for Black students in California remain largely the same as they were a decade ago. That is the focus of a new report, Black Minds Matter 2025.
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