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Nov 12, 2025
A local school board is considering a resolution on Thursday, Nov. 13, that would post the Ten Commandments in some school buildings, and while the move would only impact a very limited number of students, the proposal is drawing public opposition.
Nov 12, 2025
Paso Robles High School principal Megan Fletcher was abruptly placed on paid administrative leave Monday, district spokesperson Melissa Godsey confirmed to The Tribune.
Nov 12, 2025
California is asking the Trump administration for permission to use federal funding to provide meals to students outside of school hours, as families continue to reel amid the federal government’s cuts to food stamps.
Nov 12, 2025
A few months ago, a high school English teacher in Los Angeles Unified noticed something different about his students’ tests. Students who had struggled all semester were suddenly getting A’s. He suspected some were cheating, but he couldn’t figure out how.
Nov 12, 2025
Heat the pizza. Microwave the burrito. As a director of food and nutrition, it’s mundane to spend each day feeling stuck in the same endless cycle.
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