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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.

Feb 18, 2025

The results of a contested election on the Greenfield Union School District Board of Trustees will remain in place following a court ruling there was insufficient evidence to redo the election.

Feb 18, 2025

The teacher has vehemently denied she exerted pressure on the boy’s head or neck with her foot. She is facing a misdemeanor ‘willful cruelty to a child’ charge.

Feb 18, 2025

A teacher at Curtis Creek Elementary School is accused of misdemeanor battery charges after the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office said he threw a baseball base at a student.

Feb 18, 2025

The Riverside Unified School District, under pressure from the community to release information on an employee suspected of committing sex crimes against children, has revealed the job title of the man that it had sought to keep secret for an unspecified amount of time.

Feb 18, 2025

From private school vouchers to threats over “woke” curriculum, the Trump administration has launched a slew of reforms intended to reshape K-12 schools. But it’s still too soon to determine how — or if — those efforts will play out in California, experts say.

Feb 18, 2025

If the southwest Santa Rosa high school is selected to close next month, an annual average of 1,500 teens may be left without a nearby place to access their physical, mental and reproductive needs.

Feb 18, 2025

The Sonoma Valley Unified School District board of trustees voted unanimously to eliminate the equivalent of 19 classified and 14 certified positions at its meeting last week to help address the district’s financial problems.

Feb 18, 2025

Santa Rosa City Schools trustees choose neutrality over convenience in moving Wednesday’s meeting to Santa Rosa City Hall, which has a capacity of only 180.

Feb 18, 2025

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Education, Linda McMahon, told senators on Capitol Hill on Thursday that she wants to “return education to the states” but provided few specific details.

Feb 18, 2025

Ethnic studies aims to provide students with a broad view of the histories, cultures and struggles of historically marginalized groups.

Feb 18, 2025

After six years leading the Alisal Union School District, Superintendent Jim Koenig is stepping down at the end of the 2024-25 school year.

Feb 18, 2025

Despite protests and pleas, the Mill Valley School District board has agreed to a slate of layoffs to help close a $7.3 million budget deficit.

Feb 18, 2025

The Fresno teacher who questioned students about their immigration status and resident cards says his comments were taken out of context and were made while sharing stories of past undocumented students in an attempt “to make a connection with their courage.”

Feb 18, 2025

Sacramento City Unified School District will host families of Black/African students and students with disabilities in a community forum to give feedback on district policies and recommend improvements that reflect their needs.

Feb 18, 2025

San Diego Unified School District has updated its rules governing law enforcement and immigration enforcement officers’ access to its students in order to give school staff more detailed guidance.

Feb 18, 2025

More than nine months after Superintendent Cuauhtemoc Avila was placed on administrative leave, Rialto Unified School District officials and his attorney are growing impatient with an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against him.

Feb 18, 2025

Krista Miller can open an app to double check if her husband turned down their “smart” thermostat before leaving home, but the 23-year teacher hasn’t been able to decode the daily temperature inside her Pine Hollow Middle School classroom since last fall.

Feb 18, 2025

Juan Villegas, a lead gardener for the Pasadena Unified School District, played an important role in preparing campuses for reopening after the Eaton fire.

Feb 18, 2025

California school districts that are at risk of falling off the fiscal cliff are increasingly turning to early retirement incentives as a humane way to balance their budgets, but students could be the ones who lose.

Feb 18, 2025

As President Donald Trump has threatened to dissolve the U.S. Department of Education, the potential ramifications have left education officials in Southern California concerned about funding.

Feb 18, 2025

The U.S. Department of Education has told schools and colleges to eliminate DEI programs or risk losing federal funding. The decision covers race-related programs including financial aid, culturally themed dorm floors and graduation ceremonies.

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