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Aug 05, 2026
The Oxnard School District faces a lawsuit alleging it failed to take action upon learning of the misconduct of a Christa McAuliffe School employee who is accused of sending sexually explicit text messages to a fifth-grader.
Aug 05, 2026
Like many California school districts, PCS is facing budgetary challenges amid uncertain funding, and district’s leadership was forced to cut $6 million from its budget for the upcoming school year — a factor cited by the previous superintendent, Matthew Harris, for his departure after five years at the helm.
Aug 05, 2026
In California, one of the most expensive places to live in the country, the San Diego Unified School District said this year that it would turn six sites occupied by former administrative buildings into roughly 2,500 apartments for teachers, the largest project of its kind in the country.
Aug 05, 2026
Sacramento City Unified School District’s fiscal turmoil intensified as the district board voted 5-0 at a special meeting on Tuesday to appeal a recent Sacramento County Office of Education decision to the state superintendent.
Aug 05, 2026
Last month, a state law requiring every school district to adopt a policy limiting or prohibiting cellphone use went into effect. Some Stanislaus County districts have approved new cellphone policies that meet the state’s expectations, while others already had policies in place.
Aug 05, 2026
In a confidential letter that preceded the June resignation of Los Angeles Unified Supt. Alberto Carvalho, the school board accused its heralded leader of unprofessional conduct, unsatisfactory performance and “violation of or refusal to obey” state laws or school district regulations.
Aug 05, 2026
Black student achievement continues to rise in Los Angeles Unified — and exceeded the district’s average growth in last year’s Smarter Balanced Assessments, according to preliminary district data.
Aug 05, 2026
A Sacramento City Unified plan to avoid fiscal insolvency was rejected Friday by the Sacramento County Office of Education.
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