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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.
Jan 29, 2026
The Bakersfield City School District has a new superintendent after its board voted this week to install the man it appointed to the job on an interim basis in July.
Jan 29, 2026
t was a packed house at the Paso Robles school board meeting Tuesday night, where a crowd of red-clad teachers filed into the room to protest a proposed wage adjustment they say doesn’t align with the rising cost of living.
Jan 29, 2026
Voters in the Lagunitas School District overwhelmingly supported a parcel tax renewal in a special election Tuesday.
Jan 29, 2026
Lodi Unified School District is one of several educational agencies leading the way to provide students healthier lunch options.
Jan 29, 2026
An independent inspection found mold in a few shared spaces used by Desert Mirage High School and neighboring Toro Canyon Middle School, according to an environmental report released by Coachella Valley Unified School District.
Jan 29, 2026
Natalie Chavez, who was elected in November 2024, submitted her resignation Jan. 23 due to moving out of California, board President Yesenia Carrillo announced on Tuesday’s board meeting.
Jan 29, 2026
Sacramento high school students are planning a district-wide walkout Friday morning, joining a nationwide student effort to protest immigration enforcement following fatal shootings in Minneapolis.
Jan 29, 2026
San Diego Unified staff may get more than 2,388 housing units on school sites following decisions made at two meetings this week. San Diego Unified staff may get more than 2,388 housing units on school sites following decisions made at two meetings this week.
Jan 29, 2026
Hundreds of students across the Bay Area walked out of their classes Wednesday to protest the recent killings of two people in Minneapolis by federal agents and President Donald Trump’s nationwide immigration crackdown.
Jan 29, 2026
The Trump administration announced Wednesday that a California policy allowing school districts to withhold information from parents about their child’s gender identity violates federal law.
Jan 29, 2026
The Twin Rivers Unified School District board voted Tuesday night to revoke the charter of Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools, which became the poster child for charter school reform last year after a state audit found it had misspent over $180 million.
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