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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.
Jan 13, 2026
Los Angeles Unified School District officials on Monday celebrated the first day of the second semester of the 2025-26 school year, saying that classrooms will remain a safe haven for students and parents.
Jan 13, 2026
Some retired Fresno Unified employees say their simmering frustration with their health care benefits, which remain in limbo, stems back to the district’s 2023 decision to outsource retiree coverage to a profit-driven private insurer.
Jan 13, 2026
Across San Diego County, school district leaders have been bolstering their systems for how to deal with immigration enforcement, spurred by rising arrests in local communities and by new state laws and legal guidance.
Jan 13, 2026
Months before a San Jose high school attracted national attention when an image of students forming a human swastika on a football field went viral, a Jewish student in the Santa Cruz Mountains was targeted in a way that left no ambiguity, according to state records.
Jan 13, 2026
With a new grade called transitional kindergarten, there are younger kids in elementary school this year than ever before in California — and with that comes its own set of challenges for schools who are trying to implement it.
Jan 13, 2026
The Sacramento City Unified School District will reform its enrollment processes after an investigation by the state showed that the district’s practices violated state laws and discriminated against students of color, students with disabilities, English learning students and homeless students.
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