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May 14, 2026
Conflicting over the district’s contribution to employees’ healthcare benefits, Ventura Unified, Ventura Unified Education Association and Ventura Education Support Professionals Association declared an impasse May 7.
May 14, 2026
One of the nation’s three major credit rating agencies has downgraded Sacramento City Unified School District’s bond rating, citing the district’s poor budget management and uncertainty over its plans to rebuild reserves.
May 14, 2026
The Board of Trustees of the San Diego Unified School District on Tuesday unanimously voted to approve agreements that will allow all staff members who would otherwise be laid off an opportunity to accept new positions within the district.
May 14, 2026
The Alvord school board has reduced the number of layoff notices it gave to administrators, but it’s not clear how many teachers, if any, will be laid off for next school year.
May 14, 2026
An Inland Empire high school water polo player’s mother is calling on two school board members to resign after accusing them of “sexualizing” members of the boys water polo team who were photographed wearing Speedos at a school baseball game.
May 14, 2026
A California law designed to help survivors of childhood sexual abuse seek justice is now creating difficult financial and legal challenges for school districts across the state.
May 14, 2026
Nearly a dozen school districts across California are being recognized for their significant improvements in both reading and math compared to their peers. It comes as the state lags behind others in its academic growth, according to newly released findings.
May 14, 2026
Facing a growing budget deficit, Fresno Unified School District, California’s third-largest, finalized hundreds of layoff notices this week, eliminating positions tied to mental health, foster youth services and chronic absenteeism interventions.
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