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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 01, 2026
A student, reported by multiple media outlets to be a boy, is believed to have fallen from the balcony and sustained fatal injuries at about 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Oct 01, 2026
The $62,800 program will be a series of three, three-hour sessions led by staff from Edapt, a California company specializing in AI implementation training for educators.
Oct 01, 2026
Needles, feces and trash litter the blocks around Marshall Elementary, a predominantly Latino public school in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District.
Oct 01, 2026
A bill simplifying the reclassification of English-learning students was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday. For the almost 25,000 English-learning students in Stanislaus County, the reclassification process now requires only that they score a 4 on the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California test.
Oct 01, 2026
The office of state superintendent of public instruction is classified as nonpartisan, but that’s not how the candidates line up.
Oct 01, 2026
All kindergartners, first- and second-graders in California will take a basic math skills test under a law signed last week by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Oct 01, 2026
Schools seeking to spend their windfall of Proposition 28 arts education money will have more clarity and guidelines under a law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed over the weekend.
Oct 01, 2026
Last year, San Diego parent Mayra Alvarez enrolled her 4-year-old daughter in transitional kindergarten, or TK, so she could attend the public school in their neighborhood alongside children of all backgrounds in lieu of private preschool.
Oct 01, 2026
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several bills into law last month that will impact California schools and students. Some changes will take effect immediately, while others won’t affect schools until next school year.
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