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Jan 07, 2026
One year after the Palisades fire destroyed or damaged three school campuses, Los Angeles Unified School District officials said Tuesday that Palisades Charter High School will reopen its campus in two weeks, while permanent rebuilding of two elementary schools is expected to be completed by fall of 2028.
Jan 07, 2026
California is failing to meet its promises to children — especially in students’ well-being and education — according to a new report released Wednesday.
Jan 07, 2026
Thousands of retired Fresno Unified employees abruptly lost access to health care services from Community Medical Centers on New Year’s Day, and it’s unclear when the situation will be resolved.
Jan 07, 2026
Of the 54 teachers employed at St. Hope schools in November 2024, only 16 remain in their roles one year later (another three came back as administrators). An additional five hired in 2025 were gone before Thanksgiving break.
Jan 07, 2026
A court order giving California teachers full freedom to tell parents about their child’s gender identity at school is on hold after an appellate panel blocked it from going into immediate effect.
Jan 07, 2026
If a school principal in San Diego County demands to look through a student’s backpack and doesn’t find anything against the rules, in most cases, no record will be made about the search. Civil rights advocates in Southern California say that’s a problem.
Jan 07, 2026
You can never lose money by catastrophizing about what President Donald Trump might do. My last year’s predictions about his impact on education, treating the Department of Education like Venezuela with shock and awe, were, within a fenster or so, spot-on (go here for last year’s predictions).
Jan 07, 2026
For years, California schools have pushed to change the way the state pays for K-12 education: by basing funding on enrollment, instead of attendance. That’s the way 45 other states do it, and it would mean an extra $6 billion annually in school coffers.
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