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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.
Sep 21, 2026
Superintendent Mike Herfurth of Rincon Valley Union School District is stepping down from the district’s top job, which he held on interim basis for two years before his full appointment four months ago.
Sep 21, 2026
Santa Rosa Language Academy, formerly known as Cesar Chavez Language Academy, is poised to get a new official name this year, joining one of many institutions and placenames to formally move on from any association with the legacy of the disgraced late farm labor leader.
Sep 21, 2026
Attendance at Marin public schools is down 2% overall from about the same time last year, according to a new report from the county education office. The report reflects attendance from transitional kindergarten to 12th grade at 17 school districts and two charter schools.
Sep 21, 2026
The Encinitas Union School District settled a lawsuit filed by the parents of two students who said a class activity involving a book about gender identity infringed on the students’ religious beliefs.
Sep 21, 2026
In some California schools, physical education now includes a milestone most children could only reach with an adult available and a safe place to practice. Kindergartners at Rancho Cucamonga's Terra Vista Elementary School are already learning to bike as part of the curriculum.
Sep 21, 2026
One year after California made transitional kindergarten available to every 4-year-old, educators and early childhood experts say the new grade still looks different from one school to another.
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