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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.
Oct 09, 2026
District enrollment is down almost 20% over the past decade, according to statistics kept by the California Department of Education. Some of the district’s schools have about half as many students as they did 10 years ago.
Oct 09, 2026
Sutter also said he expects “most of the expenses associated with the incident to be covered by the district’s insurance.” Administrators plan to use a “designated emergency closure day” to make up for the missed instructional day on Monday.
Oct 09, 2026
The San Luis Coastal school board approved a more than $323,000 annual contract Tuesday night, confirming its choice for the candidate slated to take over as the district’s next superintendent in July.
Oct 09, 2026
As Central Valley residents see increased ICE activity, some school districts around the Fresno area are communicating with families who may be concerned.
Oct 09, 2026
Sacramento City Unified School District’s multiyear projections to address its fiscal crisis relied on revenue assumptions that alarmed fiscal overseers. One of those assumptions counted on about $31 million a year from a state grant, which the district received this school year.
Oct 09, 2026
Superintendent Darnise Williams, who was placed on administrative leave in August, has sued the Antioch Unified School District and a Board of Trustees member for allegations including race, gender and age discrimination, harassment and a hostile work environment.
Oct 09, 2026
California superintendent of public instruction candidates Sonja Shaw and Richard Barrera offered sharply different visions for the state’s top elected education post during a Wednesday evening debate hosted by EdSource, clashing over testing, parental rights, LGBTQ+ students and the role of politics in schools.
Oct 09, 2026
A Marin County Superior Court judge on Thursday granted a restraining order against Tamalpais Union High School District trustee Kevin Saavedra, barring him from contacting or approaching a district parent who said he had harassed her for nearly a year.
Oct 09, 2026
The Los Angeles Unified School District’s restrictions on generative artificial intelligence have drawn mixed reactions from education experts and students.
Oct 09, 2026
With more than $3 billion in Proposition 28 funds distributed since 2023, school districts across California have hired hundreds more for visual arts, music, dance and theater classes in schools.
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