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May 15, 2026
Until last month, California was poised to join nearly a dozen other states that ban cell phones in K-12 schools. But under pressure from school boards and administrators, lawmakers scaled back a bill that would have required such a blanket ban.
May 15, 2026
The Fresno Unified School Board voted to oppose the Southeast Development Area (SEDA) plan on Wednesday by a narrow margin, reasoning that project could pull away students and funding.
May 15, 2026
The Murrieta Valley school board was met with a standing ovation after it unanimously agreed to send the $359 million measure to fund repairs and renovations to voters — just two years after a potential bond was stopped by two board members.
May 15, 2026
San Francisco’s superintendent of schools has agreed to testify before Congress in June at the request of a Republican-led committee that is pressing into the culture wars, targeting what they call an erosion of parental rights and the indoctrination and the sexualization of children in public education.
May 15, 2026
Public school districts were winners in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised budget proposal for next year, with boosted funding that includes $2.4 billion in ongoing increases for services to students with disabilities, money that education officials have said is badly needed as the number of children who need extra help grows.
May 15, 2026
During the presentation for his final budget proposal, Gov. Gavin Newsom said leaving a $0 deficit for the next few years was in the “spirit” of his predecessor, Jerry Brown, who left him an $8.9 billion surplus and a bolstered rainy day fund.
May 15, 2026
With one contentious exception, school districts can check off most items on their wish list for 2026-27 with the release on Thursday of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised state budget.
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