Aug 21, 2026

The Covina-Valley Unified School District is seeking the help of both a local and a foreign court in defending a lawsuit brought by a woman, now in her mid-30s, who alleges she was sexually abused as a minor by a middle school teacher and that the administration ignored red flags.

Aug 21, 2026

“The District negotiated with Bloomington Gateway on a new agreement that keeps Zimmerman Elementary open under District ownership, guarantees millions of dollars for our schools, and includes binding commitments to protect students and staff,” Colton Superintendent Frank Miranda said in a news release.

Aug 21, 2026

“BCSD is the first district in Kern County that I am aware of,” Stone said, “that has fully implemented Prop. 28 in its intent to expand arts integration in our schools by hiring credentialed arts teachers..."

Aug 21, 2026

A bond rating agency has downgraded the Sausalito Marin City School District budget outlook from stable to negative, citing concerns over reserve levels, deficits and other issues.

Aug 21, 2026

As Fresno Unified enters the second year towards realizing its ambitious five-year literacy-boosting goals, Superintendent Misty Her shared the district’s plan to provide students with targeted support in improving early literacy.

Aug 21, 2026

Modesto Teachers Association President Jennifer McGrath began her role at the start of the 2025-26 school year, around the same time Modesto City Schools Superintendent Vanessa Buitrago began hers. The pair have expressed mutual respect despite being at an impasse in labor negotiations.

Aug 21, 2026

A state complaint lodged against Chino Valley schools alleges that over 20 books have been pulled from library shelves — including works by Toni Morrison and Ellen Hopkins — without required public hearings.

Aug 21, 2026

Temecula school board members voted 5-0 Tuesday night to require that the U.S. national anthem be played or performed “prior to the start of each home junior varsity and varsity interscholastic athletic contest.”

Aug 21, 2026

Ripon High School has gone without a mascot since July 1, when the California Racial Mascots Act went into effect. The California Racial Mascots Act banned K-12 schools from using Native American-related team names, nicknames or mascots such as Indians, Braves, Chiefs or Redskins.

Aug 21, 2026

As schools reopen amid a national surge in measles cases, California students will continue to follow the state’s existing vaccination requirements, despite President Donald Trump’s latest effort to change the country’s childhood vaccine schedule.

Aug 20, 2026

A group of South Bay parents are suing the Palo Alto Unified School District over a school field trip to a mosque in 2025. The group of parents asserts the district failed to maintain religious neutrality and ensure “equal treatment among faiths.