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Aug 28, 2026
The Bakersfield City School District’s Board of Education has voted to approve an addition to board policy that further defines guidelines and limits on how district employees should and should not interact with students.
Aug 28, 2026
California lawmakers agreed to a deal that will allow survivors of childhood sexual assault at public institutions to continue to sue the public bodies they say are responsible for their trauma.
Aug 28, 2026
Wake UP Sonoma is urging Sonoma Valley residents to attend the Sept. 10 Sonoma Valley Unified School District board meeting to urge district officials to keep the pride flag flying year round at Sonoma Valley High School.
Aug 28, 2026
The Ventura Unified School District approved the sale of two of its surplus buildings for about $47.3 million on Aug. 25, with the deal including future employee-housing units.
Aug 28, 2026
When escrow closes on Oct. 31, the city will own the property, while entering into a contract agreeing to pay the district the remaining $4.8 million during the next three years, city manager John Craig said.
Aug 28, 2026
The Sacramento County Office of Education Superintendent David Gordon wrote letters to the state and Sacramento City Unified superintendents Thursday, calling on the district to return money withdrawn from its retiree health trust and revise its agreement with the teachers union.
Aug 28, 2026
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond on Thursday urged lawmakers to reject a “rushed and unnecessary” proposal advanced by the statewide county superintendents association that would limit his fiscal oversight authority, arguing that the conflict over Sacramento City Unified does not justify overhauling California’s broader oversight system.
Aug 28, 2026
A day after Thermal reached a daily record high of 118 degrees, two east Coachella Valley schools lost power Thursday, Aug. 27, sending students home early as temperatures again climbed above 100.
Aug 28, 2026
After November’s election, the governing board serving parents and students in the Clovis Unified School District will remain unchanged, as all three incumbents are running unopposed.
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