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May 21, 2026
Khimberly’s family in March filed a damages claim — a possible precursor to a lawsuit — against the Los Angeles Unified School District, contending the girl died because the district had failed to protect her despite previous warnings that she was being bullied.
May 21, 2026
After sending 37 preliminary layoff notices in March, the San Bernardino school district cut 12 non-teaching positions, but a district official said no employees lost their jobs.
May 21, 2026
The Ventura Unified School District has picked a company to begin negotiations on developing the property of the district office, one of four surplus properties that the district is trying to sell as it faces financial challenges.
May 21, 2026
The proposed legislation, which was introduced in March, aims to fill a gap in funding that has left SLO County schools and public agencies reeling after PG&E doled out its final mitigation payments in 2025.
May 21, 2026
The school placed Allen, a drama teacher, on administrative leave and worked with police on the investigation, Graham said. Detectives reviewed communications between Allen and the minor and obtained statements from the minor and witnesses.
May 21, 2026
Modesto City Schools heard a draft resolution Monday night for a bond measure that could appear on the November ballot.
May 21, 2026
A controversial adult charter school in Sacramento will remain open after the county Board of Education reversed a decision by Twin Rivers Unified School District to close the school.
May 21, 2026
When Celestina Castillo filled out the ethnicity forms at her children’s school, she’d always check Latino and Native American. After all, the family is proud of both its heritages.
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