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Jan 23, 2026
The Yuba City Unified School District settled with the state after a Black student alleged “severe” racial harassment at two of its elementary schools.
Jan 23, 2026
Brea Olinda Unified School District Trustee Christopher Becerra missed a second consecutive school board meeting Thursday night, Jan. 22, following his arrest in December.
Jan 23, 2026
East Side Union High School District’s board of education will vote on whether to layoff dozens of staff dedicated to protecting students’ mental health, wellbeing and safety Thursday night.
Jan 23, 2026
Oakland Unified School District’s projected $100 million budget deficit for the next school year could be halved to around $50 million, school leaders revealed this week while warning that significant changes must still be made.
Jan 23, 2026
East Side Union High School District’s board of education will vote on whether to layoff dozens of staff dedicated to protecting students’ mental health, wellbeing and safety Thursday night.
Jan 23, 2026
The union for a South County school district announced late Wednesday that teachers had authorized a strike. The strike vote comes after 20 months of negotiations, according to the union, which have resulted in an impasse with the South Bay Union School District.
Jan 23, 2026
Los Angeles school officials warned this week of impending staff reductions — including likely layoffs — as they grapple with steadily falling enrollment and a three-year budget projection that ends with a deficit.
Jan 23, 2026
A lawsuit filed against the Los Angeles Unified School District for allegedly discriminating against white students could move forward in the current political climate even though the argument lacks teeth, experts say.
Jan 23, 2026
The West Contra Costa Unified School District board narrowly approved tentative labor agreements hammered out at the bargaining table late last year with its teachers and other employees, but without a clear plan for how to pay for them.
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