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Jun 23, 2026
Former Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Alberto Carvalho resigned Sunday, amid an ongoing federal and FBI investigation into a controversial multimillion dollar contract awarded to a failed education technology company.
Jun 23, 2026
The criminal case against Cheryl Griffiths, the former superintendent of Sonora Elementary School District, is expected to be dismissed later this year after she completes 25 hours of community service and pays a $100 fine.
Jun 23, 2026
The Sonoma Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees directed staff members to further explore two options at its meeting on Thursday, June 18, as it considers revising flag practices on campuses.
Jun 23, 2026
Clovis Unified plans to issue a bond in 2028 that would pay for the construction of new school facilities to accommodate the growing student population, including construction of a 37th elementary school at a location yet to be selected.
Jun 23, 2026
Alberto Carvalho’s resignation as superintendent closes a turbulent chapter for Los Angeles Unified schools, but it does not necessarily mean the nation’s second-largest school district is about to change course.
Jun 23, 2026
Schools in California are more divided between rich and poor than in 40 other states in the country, according to a new report. That segregation is occurring both between school districts and within them. Nationally, it’s worse than it was three decades ago.
Jun 23, 2026
California’s effort to shield the decisions of transgender students in public schools from the eyes of prying parents remains on hold this week after the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals found a state law designed to protect them was likely unconstitutional.
Jun 23, 2026
At first glance, the preschool classroom in Paso Robles looks like any other: young students sing “Wheels on the Bus,” listen to stories and learn colors and shapes through play.
Jun 23, 2026
With Alberto Carvalho’s resignation now official, Los Angeles Unified faces a new challenge: finding a superintendent to lead the nation’s second-largest school district through mounting budget deficits, declining enrollment and political uncertainty.
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