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May 12, 2026
District leaders say the cuts are, in part, a result of lower projected revenue due to a new, controversial Santa Rosa City Schools policy that puts tighter limits on Santa Rosa students seeking to transfer out of the district and into neighboring systems including West Sonoma County Union High School District.
May 12, 2026
In the midst of strong public backlash, the Pasadena Unified School District Superintendent’s School Consolidation Advisory Committee voted Monday, May 11, on what, if any, school closure scenarios to recommend to the Board of Education for consideration.
May 12, 2026
The company that operates online learning system Canvas said it struck a deal with hackers to delete the data they pilfered in a cyberattack that created chaos for students, many of them in the middle of finals.
May 12, 2026
The $1 million project, slated to be completed this summer, is intended to improve the central outdoor gathering area of the Bantam Way campus, resulting in “a more functional and inviting outdoor space for students and staff,” said PCS Chief Business Officer Amanda Bonivert in an email to the Argus-Courier.
May 12, 2026
The Davis Joint Unified School District is preparing to tighten campus cellphone restrictions next school year, with junior high and high school students facing significantly stricter limits on when they can use their phones.
May 12, 2026
Over four-years, a Los Angeles school district manager enriched herself with $3 million in kickbacks by working with a tech company executive to deliver $22 million in work, according to allegations in a lawsuit filed by the school district.
May 12, 2026
Educators, advocates and the state’s largest teachers’ union warn that a proposal by Gov. Gavin Newsom could delay help for students struggling to learn English.
May 12, 2026
The primary for the state’s top K-12 schools job is in less than a month, but judging from the polls, it’s debatable whether anyone is paying attention.
May 12, 2026
Jason Agan was impossible to miss at Angelo Rodriguez High School. The San Francisco Bay Area teacher was loud and gregarious, a fixture on campus since the Fairfield school opened in 2001.
May 12, 2026
Andrea Gillanders’ son, a third grader, attributes his testing anxiety to Fresno Unified School District’s implementation of i-Ready, a digital learning platform designed to help teachers identify learning gaps and personalize instruction.
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