Sep 08, 2026

Parents of elementary school students in San Rafael City Schools will be able to exclude their children from classroom activities they feel violate their religious beliefs, the district superintendent said. That includes, for example, such activities as storybook readings that describe a character who is identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.

Sep 08, 2026

Scholarship Prep South Bay, a Wilmington charter school, touts a rare benchmark of success. Last year, none of the substantial number of homeless students it educates were chronically absent, school officials said, a goal they hope to maintain as school opens.

Sep 08, 2026

A 2017 felony assault conviction would disqualify a Pajaro Valley Unified School District board candidate from running for office in states such as Illinois or Virginia, unless he had received a pardon or other action by the governor.

Sep 08, 2026

California’s mandate requiring later start times for middle and high schools is yielding results, with students sleeping more, reporting better mental health and scoring higher math and English scores, according to a new study.

Sep 08, 2026

Proposition 3 asks California voters whether to make permanent a temporary income tax on the state’s highest earners to help fund education. The tax was first approved by voters in 2012 and extended in 2016. But it is set to expire in 2031.

Sep 08, 2026

Brittney Camacho was in disbelief after she received the call from the Visalia Police Department in Tulare County in September 2025. An officer told her something that her children could not — that they may have been the victim of physical abuse.