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FCMAT provides links to California TK-12 news stories as a service to the industry. Some stories may require a newspaper subscription.

Jul 11, 2025

Stockton Unified School District Trustee AngelAnn Flores was found guilty of filing a false insurance claim but was acquitted of embezzlement and misuse of public funds charges, which her supporters say were fueled by local political vendettas.

Jul 11, 2025

Students in the country illegally will also no longer be eligible to participate in post-secondary career and technical education programs or adult education programs, the Education Department announced.

Jul 11, 2025

There are some exceptions to the proposed “phone-free” rule, which if passed would go into effect on July 1 of next year. The policy comes amid new state legislation giving school districts until July 2026 to “restrict or prohibit the use of mobile communication devices” on campuses during school hours.

Jul 11, 2025

A Santa Ana elementary school named after a 19th-century military officer and explorer now bears the names of two local Mexican-American parents who played a pivotal role in ending school segregation in California.

Jul 11, 2025

Stanislaus County school districts face the loss of millions in federal grants after the Trump administration froze $6.2 billion that Congress had allocated for K-12 public schools nationwide.

Jul 11, 2025

The Fresno Unified School District and its teachers union have reached an agreement to terminate a decade-old, once-promising student improvement program that expanded from a pilot in a handful of low-performing schools to 40 of the district’s 67 elementary schools and one middle school.

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