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Jun 08, 2026
The district has previously said Gantner Elementary will have a capacity of 650 students in a TK-6 configuration and up to 850 students if expanded to serve TK-8. Class sizes are expected to average about 24 students in preschool through third grade and 30 students in grades four through six.
Jun 08, 2026
Mill Valley School District Superintendent Elizabeth Kaufman told members of the City Council that the district has successfully coordinated with nine state and local environmental agencies to provide oversight on the $95 million renovation project.
Jun 08, 2026
Redlands Unified School District has substantially complied with nearly all the requirements of a court-ordered judgment aimed at improving its response to sexual misconduct complaints, according to the California Attorney General’s Office.
Jun 08, 2026
Three years after Grossmont Union High School District ended its work with a mental health services provider over the organization’s support of LGBTQ+ youths, a new report by a watchdog group says the decision was at odds with district plans and was harmful to students.
Jun 08, 2026
An experiment involving preschool children is unfolding in South Los Angeles, one that aims to solve a persistent problem in the region’s stressed day-care industry: the lack of workers.
Jun 08, 2026
The November race for California’s highest-profile K-12 education job is coming down to the leaders of two school boards — San Diego and Chino Valley — who are essentially political opposites.
Jun 08, 2026
On a recent Friday morning, Fresno Unified high school students learned about the rise and fall of major companies in the stock market — from Walmart’s longevity to Apple’s surge past oil companies and Amazon’s emergence as a $1 trillion company.
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