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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.
Mar 19, 2024
A former student of El Camino Fundamental High School and their mother have filed a lawsuit against San Juan Unified School District where they report that staff failed to stop physical assault.
Mar 19, 2024
A former principal at Carmel Creek Elementary School won $186,711 in damages after a jury agreed that the Solana Beach School District illegally removed her from the position based on her childcare needs.
Mar 19, 2024
Alum Rock Union School District Superintendent Hilaria Bauer has been ousted after a rocky, decade-long tenure in which her handling of a series of controversies put her at odds with school board members — but also won the support of some parents who defended her when her job was rumored to be at risk.
Mar 19, 2024
Three of five seats on the Temecula Valley Unified School District board will be on the Nov. 5 ballot, setting up a monthslong fight that could see faith-rooted conservatives retake their board majority or lose to a coalition that’s vowed to make local government meetings “boring again.”
Mar 19, 2024
The fourth round of negotiations on an updated contract between the Santa Barbara Unified School District and the California School Employee Association saw a series of proposals and counterproposals from both organizations.
Mar 19, 2024
An end to billions of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief funds, declining enrollment, staff raises, hiring binges and stagnant state funding should combine over the next few months to create steep budget shortfalls, with low-income districts affected the most.
Mar 19, 2024
Since “The Last Repair Shop,” a film featuring Bagmanyan and three other instrument technicians, won an Oscar for best documentary short film at the Academy Awards on March 10, people across the country have been donating to a fund to boost instrument repairs and school music programs in Los Angeles.
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