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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 29, 2026
The Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education voted Thursday, June 25, 2026, to consider proposals and enter negotiations to develop property at the former Linda Vista Elementary School site amid a chorus of concern to save the site’s park space.
Jun 29, 2026
The Ventura County Office of Education spent nearly $700,000 in the last three years on tens of thousands of pens, pencils, tumblers, tote bags, picnic blankets, umbrellas, notebooks and other branded items, according to purchasing records recently released by the office.
Jun 29, 2026
California lawmakers are hoping to significantly boost funding over the next few years for a program aimed at supporting students and their families who are new to the U.S.
Jun 29, 2026
Before L.A. schools Supt. Alberto Carvalho resigned, the Board of Education warned him in a confidential letter that it had potential grounds to dismiss him, citing several allegations, including that he allowed a district contractor currently under federal investigation to pay for his travel to Washington, D.C.
Jun 29, 2026
Saturday’s Fourth of July holiday marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and while California wouldn’t become a state until 1850, the signers of the nation’s founding document have dozens of schools across the state named in their honor.
Jun 29, 2026
Despite six years of state investments to improve literacy instruction, California ranks among the bottom dozen states in preparing future educators to teach reading, according to a new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality.
Jun 29, 2026
The next state superintendent of public instruction won’t be managing the California Department of Education anymore. The department’s control will shift in January to a new director of education, who will report to the governor.
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