Sep 30, 2026

Indeed, of the total cash prize, $30,000 will go to the skilled trades educator and $70,000 will be set aside to benefit the school’s program. Lizarraga was one of just five public high school skilled trades teachers across the United States who were surprised with the news Tuesday that they had won.

Sep 30, 2026

The committee studying which public schools in Ventura to close will hold its final two meetings in the coming weeks before it hands its recommendations over for a decision by the school board.

Sep 30, 2026

As the growing power of artificial intelligence continues to be a worldwide concern, district leaders and parents within Petaluma City Schools are discussing how local students may use it in education while remaining protected from its dangers.

Sep 30, 2026

The California School Employees Association filed an unfair practice charge last month, alleging that San Juan Unified School District refused to negotiate how the recent layoffs and related staffing changes would affect employees and failed to provide information needed to represent them.

Sep 30, 2026

A watchdog group that publishes compensation data for California public officials has sued the state education department in San Diego court for refusing to provide key school officials’ contact information in a spreadsheet it needs to request pay details from districts and charter schools.

Sep 30, 2026

When Joel Francik became principal of Central Elementary School in 2019, all of his prior education experience had been in middle school — first as a teacher, then as an assistant principal.

Sep 30, 2026

The California Federation of Teachers, a statewide labor union representing over 120,000 educational employees, announced Tuesday it had joined a lawsuit filed by the California Teacher’s Association earlier this month to recover the $1.9 billion in education funds withheld by Gov. Gavin Newsom in the 2024-25 school year, as well as $3.9 billion withheld in the revised state budget the legislature approved in July.