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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 26, 2026

When Los Angeles Unified board members elevated Andrés Chait to superintendent without launching a national search, they chose the leader already running the district, a decision that reflected a preference for continuity as LAUSD navigates financial pressures and months of leadership uncertainty.

Jun 26, 2026

Over the past three years, VCOE spent between 5% and 7% of its materials and supplies budget on the branded giveaway items. In each year, the office spent more on swag than it did on textbooks.

Jun 26, 2026

Leaders of the city’s public schools have approved a new $1.2 billion budget with a surprising revenue surplus, despite earlier warnings by Alameda County’s top education official that the district’s finances are more precarious than they appear.

Jun 26, 2026

A South Bay school district is pondering the possible purchase of a long-empty San Jose residential tower to create a place where hundreds of the educational system’s workers could live.

Jun 26, 2026

Just three days after Alberto Carvalho resigned, the Los Angeles Unified school board avoided a lengthy national search and, instead, turned to a familiar face in longtime district administrator Andrés Chait.

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