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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.

Oct 12, 2026

As conversations continue on the use of technology in schools, Petaluma City Schools district leaders are considering scaling back on district-issued devices for younger students while updating the district’s policy on which devices older students can use to complete their classwork.

Oct 12, 2026

Voters in the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District are being asked to consider a multimillion-dollar bond measure this election that would fund a myriad of campus facilities projects — and the district is at odds with one school board member over his characterization of the ballot measure.

Oct 12, 2026

After weeks of protests and community meetings, Novato Unified School District officials agreed to discontinue sixth, seventh and eighth grades at Hamilton School by next fall because of sharply declining enrollment.

Oct 12, 2026

Kevin Saavedra is barred from any form of electronic, written, oral or physical contact with Ina Gotlieb or her child, who attends one of the two alternative schools in the district. Gotlieb sought a restraining order against Saavedra over a series of alleged email and video attacks, threats and profane remarks over the last 10 months.

Oct 12, 2026

Fitch Ratings analysts grew more skeptical about Sacramento City Unified’s ability to pay its bills, lowering its overall credit rating this week to a “highly speculative” level in which an economic downturn could make it harder for the district to meet its future financial obligations.

Oct 12, 2026

A Rialto Unified School District educator has denounced the district for releasing private disciplinary records about his demotion, potentially sabotaging his election bid for San Bernardino County superintendent of schools.

Oct 12, 2026

At a rowdy Thursday night board meeting, the board of the Grossmont Union High School District voted down a formal censure of a longtime trustee over behavior revealed by The San Diego Union-Tribune.

Oct 12, 2026

More than 800 public schools face a triple burden: little tree cover, high concentrations of low-income students and elevated heat risk.

Oct 12, 2026

At Parkway Elementary School in Sacramento, students climb on logs beneath 58 new trees, explore flowering plants and use outdoor spaces as an extension of their regular classrooms.

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