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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.

Feb 10, 2026

Santa Barbara Unified teachers are pushing for longer days at the junior highs to make room for more electives, especially for kids who need extra support.

Feb 10, 2026

The San Luis Coastal school board has approved about $10 million in cuts over the last three years to rectify a structural budget deficit that the district has blamed on multiple factors — chiefly, lost funding due to Diablo Canyon’s depreciation and the lack of state funding for transitional kindergarten.

Feb 10, 2026

“We’ve seen an increase in targeted areas where we know teachers and staff are working incredibly hard,” trustee Emily Uhlhorn said after the presentation. “And we know there is room for improvement in other targeted areas.”

Feb 10, 2026

About 6,000 public schoolteachers in San Francisco went on strike Monday, the city’s first such walkout in nearly 50 years.

Feb 10, 2026

More than 300 teachers, staffers, students and parents rallied with the United Teachers of Pasadena and local elected leaders in front of City Hall on Saturday, Feb. 7, against the Pasadena Unified School District Board’s proposed cuts to schools.

Feb 10, 2026

Families across San Francisco muddled through the first day of the city’s teacher strike, which led to school closures Monday, with many scrambling to find child care or juggling job schedules while wondering how long the picket lines would last.

Feb 10, 2026

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School Board members are considering supporting ICE and other law enforcement agencies on the heels of students walking out of the classroom last week to protest the federal deportation efforts.

Feb 10, 2026

A group of 10 superintendents urged students to end the series of walkouts protesting ICE and President Trump’s deportation crackdown over the weekend as more walkouts are rumored for this week.

Feb 10, 2026

The U.S. Department of Education cannot make $4.9 billion in funding to California contingent on following the Trump administration’s interpretation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 regarding diversity, equity and inclusion, according to an agreement California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Friday.

Feb 10, 2026

With teachers on strike and a deal still pending, San Francisco school officials announced schools would be closed Tuesday, adding a second day the district’s 48,000 students would not be in class as the two sides battle over raises and health care benefits.

Feb 10, 2026

As a freshman at Antioch High School in Contra Costa County, Cristian Topete remembered feeling overwhelmed by negative emotions while adjusting to high school.

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