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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.
Jun 28, 2024
Soon, all California high school students will learn about college grants and loans, how tax rates work, the benefits of insurance and how interest high rates can blow your budget when you miss a payment on a credit card.
Jun 28, 2024
The crime was reported in April after the district’s checks were stolen from the mail and deposited by the thieves, Marin County sheriff’s Sgt. Adam Schermerhorn said. The checks were issued to vendors used by the school district.
Jun 28, 2024
Federal funding that connected more than 60,000 students to the internet is ending, but Los Angeles Unified is pitching in $10 million to keep families online next school year.
Jun 28, 2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation this month that exempts 4-year-olds from the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California, known as ELPAC.
Jun 28, 2024
Voters living within the boundaries of Palm Springs Unified School District will decide in the Nov. 5 election whether or not to approve $465 million in bonds to repair and modernize the district's school facilities.
Jun 28, 2024
Joseph Komrosky, the former Temecula school board president, is eligible to run for election in November after his recent recall, county officials said. The county elections office has been researching the issue for several weeks since voters ousted Komrosky.
Jun 28, 2024
Members of the Los Angeles Unified School District school board continued to discuss student safety Tuesday — and are still a ways away from determining whether to revamp its police presence on individual campuses.
Jun 28, 2024
The West Contra Costa Unified School District may be on the verge of turning over control of its budget and day-to-day running of the district to the county after the school board rejected the district’s Local Control Accountability Plan on Wednesday night ...
Jun 28, 2024
Carmel Unified School District Board members are being forced to rethink a $12.8 million bond measure that would raise property taxes in order to fund facility updates throughout the district after a survey revealed voters are unlikely to pass the measure this November.
Jun 28, 2024
California will play a more active role in ensuring school districts don’t discriminate against students with disabilities, English learners and Black students, under a legal settlement announced this week.
Jun 28, 2024
Last summer, Modesto City Schools announced plans for facilities improvements at elementary, middle and high schools. A year later, the costs have increased but families are seeing progress, including the building of cafeterias and the upgrading of restrooms.
Jun 28, 2024
California students will have to complete a course in pocketbook economics — balancing a checkbook, managing credit cards, avoiding scams — to graduate from high school under a bill that will become law, state lawmakers announced Thursday.
Jun 28, 2024
After a chaotic debate on the Assembly floor full of shouting and tears, California lawmakers on Thursday sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill that would ban schools from requiring teachers to notify parents about changes to a student’s gender identity.
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