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Apr 22, 2026
The Napa Valley Unified School District board is scheduled to consider censuring Trustee Julianna Villegas Hart at a special meeting Wednesday night, April 22, for allegedly violating board policies and governance norms over the past few months.
Apr 22, 2026
Striking Little Lake City School District teachers on Tuesday continued their push to overhaul the district’s school board, mailing notices of intent to recall all five trustees, a day after contract negotiations ended with no progress.
Apr 22, 2026
The rescinded layoffs come a month after the board approved potential moves to save the district more than $2 million as it looks to ultimately cut over $4 million from the 2026-27 budget.
Apr 22, 2026
To help mitigate a growing budget deficit, Fresno Unified is considering making cuts to its number of mental health specialists, which saw significant growth following the pandemic.
Apr 22, 2026
In 2016, more than 41,000 kids attended one of the 71 sites in Sacramento City Unified School District. Today that enrollment number has dwindled to around 36,000. Despite hemorrhaging 10% of its students in under a decade, the district still operates the same number of schools.
Apr 22, 2026
The Los Angeles Unified School District unanimously voted to curb classroom screen time, directing staff to develop a policy by June ahead of the upcoming school year.
Apr 22, 2026
LAUSD is seeking to double its infant care centers and expand early education programs for toddlers, a plan that aims to push the district deeper into the child-care industry, provide affordable day care and eventually bolster dwindling district enrollment.
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