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Jun 04, 2026
While the situation played out in a building owned and partly occupied by the Kern County Superintendent of Schools, and employees of the agency were held hostage, Blakemore said it does not appear Searles-Harris was targeting KCSOS.
Jun 04, 2026
A shining night for Sem Yeto High seniors took a tragic turn Wednesday with a deadly shooting at Fairfield High School. One person was killed, and three others were injured in the shooting, which took place in the Schafer Stadium parking lot about an hour after the graduation ceremony began.
Jun 04, 2026
In Wednesday morning’s report from the County of Monterey Elections Department, Burns had 57% of the 42,894 votes counted, with all precincts reported, in the race for the Monterey County Superintendent of Schools. Ralph Porras, the deputy superintendent, was 14 percentage points behind.
Jun 04, 2026
The Paso Robles school district announced on Saturday that, after receiving complaints from the community, it was reviewing how the photos displaying profanity were allowed to be published in the school yearbook.
Jun 04, 2026
Despite indications the time was right for voters to approve a Novato Unified School District parcel tax increase, Measure G appears to be going down in flames. The measure, which proposed a supplemental tax of $249 per parcel annually for eight years — with no annual increase — was seen by many observers and supporters as a moderate request.
Jun 04, 2026
The San Francisco Unified School District and the San Francisco County Office of Education will expand special education services in the next academic year with a new program serving students in the fifth through 12th grades who have extensive support needs.
Jun 04, 2026
Oceanside Unified has decided to change the name of Cesar Chavez Middle School to Senda Middle School, months after the late labor leader for whom it was named was accused of sexual abuse.
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