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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.
Apr 23, 2024
Despite soon becoming a state high school graduation requirement, Ethnic Studies classes offered at Fresno Unified schools are at risk as the district looks to put program expansion on hold amid planned budget cuts.
Apr 23, 2024
Murrieta schools’ transgender notification policy got another vote of support when the school board decided Thursday night, April 18, to keep the rule — for the second time in three weeks.
Apr 23, 2024
A grassroots movement propelled by small contributions from teachers and local residents ousted two board members from an Orange County school district who supported controversial causes.
Apr 23, 2024
The Superintendent of the Pleasanton Unified School District will leave his post this summer and return to Southern California to be closer to family, according to an announcement shared Monday.
Apr 23, 2024
The investigation into Del Norte High School’s softball program and allegations that the superintendent harassed its players has been completed after interviews with 41 witnesses and the review of a number of documents, Poway Unified trustees said.
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