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Feb 27, 2026
The Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education on Thursday, Feb. 26, voted to reduce more than 160 certificated and classified positions as part of an ongoing effort to curb a financial crisis.
Feb 27, 2026
Thousands of California K-12 teachers have walked off their jobs or voted to strike in the past few months, as part of a strategic, statewide effort by the California Teachers Association to boost salaries and benefits — and get the public’s attention.
Feb 27, 2026
On Wednesday night, Fresno Unified’s governing board voted unanimously to notify 84 certified employees and 190 classified employees their positions will be terminated at the end of the school year. The district is also going to eliminate 64 vacant positions.
Feb 27, 2026
Just days after the Oakland teachers union voted to authorize a strike, the Oakland Unified School District board decided to eliminate hundreds of positions to reduce a $102 million budget deficit and balance the books of one of the largest school districts in the Bay Area.
Feb 27, 2026
Educators in two Sacramento area districts are gearing up to go on strike as soon as next week, disrupting the families of tens of thousands of students. Union leaders at Twin Rivers Unified announced Thursday they are headed to the picket lines March 5, after a last meeting with the district failed to produce an agreement.
Feb 27, 2026
After a four-hour closed session on Thursday, the Los Angeles Unified School District board recessed without announcing a decision on whether Superintendent Alberto Carvalho will be placed on leave a day after the FBI raided his residence and the district’s downtown Los Angeles headquarters.
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