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Mar 16, 2026
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District is collaborating with Cabrillo College, University of California Santa Cruz and Cal State Monterey Bay and regional industry leaders to help pave the way for students into jobs in health or engineering.
Mar 16, 2026
The Tamalpais Union High School District is facing community pushback over plans to curtail a two-year outdoor learning program because of budget constraints.
Mar 16, 2026
Despite risky poll results, the Tamalpais Union High School District is moving ahead with preparations for a parcel tax renewal measure in the Nov. 3 election.
Mar 16, 2026
Fashion is more than pretty colors and shapes — it’s a trade that, with the right skills, can open doors to lucrative careers, Roosevelt High fashion design students told the Fresno Unified school board.
Mar 16, 2026
The San Diego Unified School District Board of Education on Tuesday approved policy changes that comply with the state’s ban on immigration enforcement on school grounds.
Mar 16, 2026
Teachers in Dublin said late Thursday that they had reached a tentative agreement with Dublin Unified School District negotiators to end a four-day strike, with classes expected to resume Monday.
Mar 16, 2026
In an old auto shop classroom in Hollywood High School, Mawuena Akorli zips across the room with a tripod-mounted camera in one hand and a penciled directive in the other: more black goo.
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