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Mar 20, 2026
A charter school that started enrolling transitional kindergartners through eighth-graders upon its opening about 18 months ago in downtown Bakersfield is looking more and more like a college-prep academy.
Mar 20, 2026
A day after two of Los Angeles Unified’s largest unions announced plans to strike next month if no agreement is reached, district officials said Thursday they are working “around the clock” to avoid a work stoppage, while defending their latest contract offers as fair and financially sustainable.
Mar 20, 2026
Strikes are continuing at Twin Rivers Unified, which have entered their third week. The Natomas Teachers Association announced Wednesday night it had reached a tentative agreement with the district, and teachers would return to the classroom today.
Mar 20, 2026
California school districts with schools that bear Cesar Chavez’s name are grappling with whether to rename their campuses following sexual abuse allegations against the late labor leader.
Mar 20, 2026
More than a thousand teachers and parents rallied at the Twin Rivers Unified School District office Thursday morning as the teacher strike reached its 11th consecutive day.
Mar 20, 2026
A scathing audit has found that the Val Verde Unified School District in Perris, along with former top state education officials, may have engaged in corrupt practices and illegal activity tied to a private boarding school in China that serves as a student pipeline to top American universities.
Mar 20, 2026
Across California, school districts have announced mass layoffs in the hundreds and even thousands. While school districts in Stanislaus County have issued notices of anticipated layoffs, none have exceeded 30, and only one has been in the double digits.
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