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Nov 09, 2026
Last month, trustees voted 4-3 to direct Superintendent Elizabeth Blanco to bring forward a district “transformation” process, continuing nearly a year of contentious debate about how the district should grapple with its current decline in enrollment and long term projections.
Nov 09, 2026
A Rialto Unified administrator has filed a lawsuit alleging he was stripped of supervisory duties after reporting racial and gender-based harassment by school board member Evelyn Dominguez, who has previously faced allegations of bullying employees and abusing her elected position.
Nov 09, 2026
As of Friday, Nov. 5, the district didn’t have even a rough estimate and will need to hire a plumber to map out the system. It could equate to much of it not more than the annual overall budget: The district’s projected expenses for the 2026-27 fiscal year came to $1.32 million.
Nov 06, 2026
Primary and secondary school students in Sonoma and Napa counties made some gains in testing last year, mostly in science, but continue to trail behind their peers statewide across a range of academic subjects, including math and English, according to the latest data from the California Department of Education.
Nov 09, 2026
Sacramento City Unified School District leaders are pressing city officials to notify schools when federal immigration agents are operating nearby.
Nov 09, 2026
Carmel Levitan started submitting applications for her two kids to attend magnet schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District when they were in kindergarten.
Nov 09, 2026
While votes are still being counted across California, returns so far show clear patterns in the superintendent of public instruction race, as well as two tax propositions.
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