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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.

Mar 04, 2026

The Supreme Court’s ruling Monday affirming the right of parents to know about their child’s gender identity at school has left California educators with complicated questions about how to protect the sometimes competing rights of students, school employees and family members.

Mar 04, 2026

In an emotional meeting rife with community outrage, a special committee delayed an impending recommendation to close several San Jose Unified elementary schools, citing concerns the plan would close too many schools.

Mar 04, 2026

California teachers have slightly better morale on average than their peers in other states, but more are planning to leave the profession in the next decade, according to Education Week’s annual The State of Teaching report.

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