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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.
Apr 29, 2026
Tehachapi school officials face legal accusations they failed to properly screen or duly report the misdeeds of a physical education teacher who has been criminally charged with sexually inappropriate activity with several of his students.
Apr 27, 2026
A Westlake High School teacher is suing Conejo Valley Unified School District, alleging she was placed on leave after raising concerns about how the administration handled students’ reports of sexual assault.
Apr 29, 2026
In the wake of a deadly shooting at Natomas High school in mid April, parents, students and local officials in the North Sacramento community are mourning the death of a Black teenage boy and looking for solutions surrounding campus safety.
Apr 29, 2026
Sacramento City Unified School District’s sustainability manager is pushing to make electric buses 80% of the district’s fleet within five years — a goal she says will save money and cut emissions.
Apr 29, 2026
Dozens of Oakland school principals, warning of dire conditions in classrooms, urged district leaders this week to stop stalling and do what has to be done: Close schools and pick a permanent superintendent.
Apr 29, 2026
Student enrollment in the Clovis Unified School District has reached a record high, making it the 11th largest school district in California, according to enrollment data released by the California Department of Education.
Apr 29, 2026
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to shift control of the Department of Education from the state superintendent of public instruction to a new education commissioner under future governors’ authority passed its first test in the Legislature last week — but probably not the way Newsom expected.
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