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Mar 28, 2025
Roseland Collegiate Prep’s principal suffered minor injuries Wednesday during a confrontation on campus. It’s the latest in a series of violent incidents and police activity at Sonoma County schools during the current academic year.
Mar 28, 2025
Superintendent Daisy Morales made a public plea for collaboration after the no-confidence vote by teachers, who signaled they are not backing down. ‘She is wrecking the place,’ said one union member.
Mar 28, 2025
Sacramento State, Elk Grove Unified School District and Los Rios Community College District signed a data sharing agreement Thursday that educators say will help route students toward success in college and career programs.
Mar 28, 2025
Ousted Santa Clara County Superintendent of Schools Mary Ann Dewan dismissed her lawsuit Thursday against the Board of Education that fired her last fall, concluding a months-long battle in an office plagued by controversy and turmoil.
Mar 28, 2025
Jennifer Vietz’s transgender daughter came out to a teacher and friends at her school’s Gay Straight Alliance group. “If my daughter didn’t get the kind of support that she did,” Vietz said, “she wouldn’t be here now.”
Mar 28, 2025
Federal officials are probing the California Department of Education claiming school districts are withholding information from parents about their child’s gender identity.
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