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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.
Nov 06, 2025
A battle over how many grades are offered at a small, distant San Luis Obispo County school has escalated from the boardroom to the courtroom.
Nov 06, 2025
Local high schoolers, and even some middle schoolers, have a chance to earn college credit and even complete an associate degree thanks to a partnership between the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District and Monterey Peninsula College that has recently been renewed.
Nov 06, 2025
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Wednesday rejected the Los Angeles Unified School District’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit filed by former LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner, who accuses the district of misusing millions of dollars meant for arts and music instruction under Proposition 28.
Nov 06, 2025
Pasadena Unified School District Superintendent Elizabeth Blanco and fellow district leaders Wednesday, Nov. 5, told a virtual audience of parents, teachers and other stakeholders that work continues in identifying where the district can cut $30 million to $35 million needed to address an ongoing structural deficit.
Nov 06, 2025
Twin Rivers Unified School District will move forward with the charter revocation process against Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools, but district leaders are branding it as a final chance for the school to prove itself to be in legal and contractual compliance.
Nov 06, 2025
A new report from a state advisory agency recommends California provide more money for schools damaged by the Eaton and Palisades fires and create guidelines to help campuses reopen safely after future fires.
Nov 06, 2025
In three separate rulings, the California Department of Education has determined that the Oakland Unified School District created a “discriminatory environment” against Jewish students and staff, contradicting the district’s findings.
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