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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 16, 2024
In response to his daughter receiving a swastika on social media, a California Jewish lawmaker is pushing for a bill that would give school administrators authority to suspend or expel students if they cyberbully fellow students away from school and outside of school hours.
Apr 16, 2024
Gloria E. Ciriza will succeed Paul Gothold as the county’s superintendent of schools, becoming the first female superintendent in the San Diego County Office of Education’s 76-year history, the SDCOE announced Monday.
Apr 16, 2024
Murrieta schools won’t enforce a policy requiring parents to be told if their child identifies as transgender, according to an email sent to parents.
Apr 16, 2024
The Orange Unified School District is moving forward with filling two empty trustee seats through provisional appointments.
Apr 16, 2024
Supporters of a proposed November ballot initiative wanted the all-important title of their measure to reflect their beliefs, a name like “Protect Kids of California Act.” But Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta saw things differently when his office chose the name signature gatherers must use: “Restricts Rights of Transgender Youth.”
Apr 16, 2024
As fallout over the Israel-Hamas war grows, the head of the embattled Berkeley public school district is being summoned to Washington, D.C., to testify in front of congressional members amid allegations of antisemitism in her schools.
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