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Oct 02, 2025
Effective Oct. 1, $250,000 of federal funds will be eliminated from Humboldt County Public Health’s CalFresh Healthy Living budget, which funds programs and outreach to improve the health and nutrition of children and vulnerable members of our community.
Oct 02, 2025
Marin County Office of Education has warned the Tamalpais Union High School District that its multiyear budget projections rely on lower-than-recommended reserve levels and salary cuts.
Oct 02, 2025
The San Francisco Unified School District claims literacy rates are improving across the board for its youngest students thanks to an initiative that relies heavily on artificial intelligence.
Oct 02, 2025
San Francisco will open a new public school next fall, the first in 20 years and likely the last for the foreseeable future given declining enrollment, nonetheless offering families on the city’s burgeoning east side a sleek, four-story structure eventually enrolling up to 448 pre-kindergarten through fifth-grade students.
Oct 02, 2025
For California students, parents and schools, there are many concerns about the federal government shutdown, the first since 2018. In the short term, Californians should see no changes.
Oct 02, 2025
A 55-year-old woman who stripped down to her bikini at a school board meeting last month in protest of the district’s policy on bathroom access by transgender students will not face criminal charges, according to authorities.
Oct 02, 2025
At least 20 teachers in California’s K-12 schools are facing disciplinary action after they made derogatory comments about right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk in the wake of his assasination last month.
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