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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 17, 2024
No fewer than half a dozen people — two of them incumbents who want to keep their positions — are vying for a pair of nonpartisan seats on the Kern High School District Board of Trustees.
Oct 17, 2024
Humboldt County, whose students’ test scores have typically lagged behind state averages, saw marginal improvement in the most recently released batch of assessment results.
Oct 17, 2024
Although some Marin student groups improved slightly in their 2023-24 state test results, county schools as a whole were flat compared to this time last year, officials said.
Oct 17, 2024
We’re standing in line for lunch, and we’ve already been cut at least 10 times. Adding insult to injury? These ruffians are half our size. We’re at Commodore Sloat Elementary School in San Francisco.
Oct 17, 2024
LGBTQ+ issues have ensnared a handful of Bay Area school districts as they navigate the balance between academic freedom, parental rights and inclusivity in schools.
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Information on WorkshopsAs a service of FCMAT, CSIS assists LEAs in addressing a variety of challenges in the management and exchange of public school student, staff, and institutional information. CSIS has a long-standing history of providing leadership, information and tools designed to empower California's LEAs with increasing access to and use of high-quality data.
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