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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 24, 2025
The Lodi Unified School District will be developing a five-year strategic plan in the near future, and will begin the planning process next spring.
Oct 24, 2025
Teachers in the St. Helena Unified School District earn an average of $155,546 per year, according to state data for 2023-24 — making it one of the highest-paying public school districts in California.
Oct 24, 2025
The Sacramento Police Department starting in January will no longer assign school resource officers to the Natomas Unified School District, which will end a three-year, $2.1 million contract five months after it began.
Oct 24, 2025
The former leader of Grossmont Union High School District, longtime district educator Mike Fowler, has died after a battle with brain cancer. Fowler was chosen in April of last year to lead the East County district of about 16,500 students after serving in the district for 28 years.
Oct 24, 2025
The Victor Valley Union High School District has agreed to pay $12.5 million to eight former students who alleged they were sexually abused more than 20 years ago by a former middle school guidance counselor.
Oct 24, 2025
McKinleyville Union School District has sued the U.S. Department of Education for allegedly discontinuing the district’s federal mental health grant illegally, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.
Oct 24, 2025
A public-interest law firm filed a lawsuit Thursday against the state of California, charging that its program to subsidize school construction perpetuates vast inequalities for students in low-wealth communities.
Oct 24, 2025
San Francisco State’s enrollment is in free fall — but the university is banking on a new agreement with the city’s school district and City College of San Francisco to help all three institutions.
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