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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.

Apr 16, 2026

In a pair of consequential moves last week aimed at restoring stability, the Sonora Elementary School District appointed three new board members and approved an agreement to share a superintendent with Columbia Union School District.

Apr 16, 2026

The teachers’ association has argued all along that such concessions are feasible if the district reallocates its funding priorities, but district officials say they are motivated by sound fiscal management that will help keep the district afloat.

Apr 16, 2026

The NuKase cases, which will cost $104,000 in the first year and between nothing and $10,000 in subsequent years, are cheaper than the previously considered Yondr pouches, which would cost $145,000 the first year and $30,000 in subsequent years, Goode said.

Apr 16, 2026

After taking a break from social media, Orange County student Elise Choi helped write a bill that would mandate California schools teach digital wellness — a response to growing concerns about how technology is affecting students’ mental health.

Apr 16, 2026

In the wake of a fatal on-campus shooting, leaders of the Natomas Unified School District are asking the city of Sacramento to again provide school resource officers.

Apr 16, 2026

An East County elementary school board has voted to split up the district into smaller voting entities for the purpose of passing bonds — but ultimately declined to put the actual bonds on the ballot.

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