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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.
Dec 16, 2025
Marguerita Elementary School teacher Claudia Ralston spends most of her day on the floor, guiding her transitional kindergarten students through play. She said if it weren’t for TK, the Alhambra educator would be considering retirement.
Dec 16, 2025
Clark Intermediate School will retain its beloved mascot, the chieftain, with the support of the largest local tribe North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians.
Dec 16, 2025
For Sacramento City Unified School District, bad news got worse. The school district is facing a larger budget shortfall than previously projected, now amounting to as much as $125 million in the 2027-28 school year.
Dec 16, 2025
San Dieguito Union High School District has approved a new agreement with its four high schools’ foundations to take back control of facilities rentals and require more transparency for their donors, after months of scrutiny from students and a recent rental to what officials called a “highly inappropriate” live game show production.
Dec 16, 2025
Jacob Trentini still has a worn copy of “Python for Dummies,” a gift from his father when he was about 6 and interested in learning the coding language.
Dec 16, 2025
On a 40-degree December day in the Central Valley, two dozen high school students in firefighter gear steady themselves before carrying and climbing a 24-foot, 100-pound ladder.
Dec 16, 2025
Oakland’s school district has been mired for months in political infighting over how to pull out of a financial tailspin, but late last week, the situation took a turn for the worse with the sudden departure of two key officials — the chief of staff and the chief business officer.
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