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Mar 11, 2026
According to a Tuesday news release, SLO County Office of Education executive Michael Specchierla will not run for the top SLO County education office in November.
Mar 11, 2026
While teacher morale in California is higher than the national average, nearly half of the Golden State's teachers plan to retire in the next 10 years, the highest rate of any state in the nation, a recent survey from Education Week found.
Mar 11, 2026
Fresno Unified may add more positions to its job reduction plan after the district’s governing board approved sending layoff notices to 274 employees last month.
Mar 11, 2026
Teachers from Natomas Unified School District went on strike Tuesday, becoming the second group of Sacramento-area teachers in a week to take to picket lines.
Mar 11, 2026
Students, staff and visitors at Southwest High School in Nestor may have been exposed to tuberculosis last fall, the county warned late Monday.
Mar 11, 2026
The striking Dublin Teachers Association and the Dublin Unified School District held a bargaining session Tuesday but did not reach a resolution, according to the district.
Mar 11, 2026
The Modesto City Schools Board of Education on Monday night authorized layoffs, anticipating that at least 21 people will receive notices ahead of the March 15 deadline for layoff notification.
Mar 11, 2026
Scoffing at the high-profile FBI investigation that spurred the Los Angeles Unified School District board to put him on paid leave on Feb. 27, Alberto Carvalho denied any wrongdoing Tuesday in a statement released by his attorneys.
Mar 11, 2026
As part of a lawsuit led by a student at Coachella Valley High School, lawyers are asking a judge to freeze billions of dollars in school modernization funds until California fixes a system that the plaintiffs say provides less money to school districts that serve low-income residents.
Mar 11, 2026
The national political climate may be polarized and combative, but California is taking steps to ensure K-12 students learn to have respectful debates, get involved in their communities and understand their rights.
Mar 11, 2026
The Los Angeles Unified School District has approved a resolution at its Tuesday board meeting to avoid contracting with vendors that support federal immigration actions.
Mar 11, 2026
With the legislative clock ticking, California lawmakers are working on possible solutions to curb payouts from childhood sexual abuse lawsuits that local officials say are crippling schools and other public agencies.
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