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Nov 06, 2026
The clock is ticking on Sacramento City Unified School District’s revised budget, as its fiscal overseer, the county education office, must decide by Monday whether to approve or reject it. But the two sides have yet to bridge their differences over the budget. Now, the district is preparing to seek state help reviewing its budget if the revised budget gets rejected.
Nov 06, 2026
When members of the Davis school board arrived at district headquarters for their meeting Thursday, they were met by more than 50 demonstrators chanting and waving signs demanding a better contract for district teachers.
Nov 06, 2026
The San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorders Office dropped another vote tally Thursday night — putting two candidates running for one school board squarely neck-and-neck, with a perfectly even number of votes each.
Nov 06, 2026
Richard Barrera will be the next state superintendent of public instruction, with opponent Sonja Shaw conceding the race on Wednesday.
Nov 06, 2026
Most student programming after the final school bell offers science, technology, engineering and math activities, but rural youth still lack access, according to a recent national survey.
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