Apr 24, 2026

But the new, positive budget certification that came in the wake of the latest round of deep job cuts, sweeping program changes and loss of key student support services was met with a show of force and sharp criticism from the district’s teachers and other unionized school staff.

Apr 24, 2026

A federal judge has ordered two former Patterson school district officials to repay a combined $750,000 following their convictions in a $1.5 million embezzlement scheme, according to court records filed this week.

Apr 24, 2026

The policy adheres to state legislation, signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2024, requiring districts to ban or limit smartphone use on campus during school hours. The Phone-Free School Act mandates that school districts, charter schools and county education offices develop a policy by July 1.

Apr 24, 2026

The top candidates vying to be California’s next superintendent of public instruction took the stage for two virtual forums this week, detailing how they would handle achievement gaps, artificial intelligence concerns, LGBTQ+ protections and more.

Apr 24, 2026

While Muratsuchi wanted a bell-to-bell ban for students from kindergarten through high school, arguing that kids’ focus will slip if they’re allowed to whip out phones between classes or during lunch, he “reluctantly” agreed during the hearing to exempt high schools from the ban.

Apr 24, 2026

Wednesday evening’s board discussion came weeks before the board is expected to vote again whether to take a public stance on SEDA, a 9,000-acre mega-development project in southeast Fresno that district officials fear could worsen Fresno Unified’s declining enrollment.

Apr 24, 2026

Sacramento City Unified School District’s former top financial officer alleges that the board of trustees knowingly made financial decisions that worsened the financial crisis, according to documents obtained by The Sacramento Bee.

Apr 24, 2026

When asked how the district would prepare for maintenance, Ralston said the district already spends approximately $25,000 per year districtwide to maintain and test its existing artificial turf fields, and that the cost of adding Crocker/Riverside to that contract would be “minimal.”

Apr 24, 2026

A special board meeting Thursday night marked the first official discussion about the future of the district’s schools. The conversation is complicated but necessary as the district faces a budget crisis that projects a $390 million deficit by the end of the 2027-28 school year.

Apr 24, 2026

More than half the nation’s public preschool enrollment gain — some 25,000 students — came in California, which this year made every 4-year-old eligible for its “transitional kindergarten” program, or “TK.”

Apr 24, 2026

Santa Rosa City Schools, a former instructional aide at its continuation campus and his estranged spouse, who is a principal at a different high school, are named in a negligence lawsuit filed by a 20-year-old woman whom the aide sexually touched while assisting her in a program for adults with disabilities.