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Jul 27, 2026
Rep. George Whitesides, D-Agua Dulce, has introduced the Tracking Online Time and Limits (TOTAL) Screen Time Act, a bipartisan bill to help parents manage their children’s screen time across multiple devices, including phones, tablets, computers, game consoles and televisions.
Jul 27, 2026
Stockton Unified School District has been removed from California's high-risk designation nearly three years after the state cited serious fiscal and compliance problems, district officials announced.
Jul 27, 2026
As of Thursday, no candidates had filed paperwork to run for the Coast Unified, Paso Robles Joint Unified, Pleasant Valley Joint Union, San Miguel Joint Union or Templeton Unified school district boards, according to the county’s unofficial candidate list.
Jul 27, 2026
The Sausalito Marin City School District has hired one of its former administrators to recruit an interim superintendent. The trustees voted unanimously Thursday to allocate $11,000 to a consulting firm run by Terena Mares for a nine-week accelerated effort to have a suitable candidate in place by Oct. 1.
Jul 27, 2026
Students across Orange County will see limited use of their phones this upcoming academic year as school districts throughout the county adopt rules to meet a new state law aimed at limiting the devices during school hours.
Jul 27, 2026
As Clovis finalizes its infill rezoning program, some residents worry the proposal to add more than a thousand multifamily units within established neighborhoods could strain school capacity and services.
Jul 27, 2026
Richard DuVarney, the appointed Plumas Unified School District administrator, said that Plumas Unified would close Pioneer Elementary School, reduce transportation services and cut staff to help eliminate a $9.5 million structural deficit.
Jul 27, 2026
The Pasadena Unified School District can resume its soil clean-up, including the felling of trees on district properties, after a judge’s ruling Friday and an agreement from the city to back off enforcement of its tree ordinances at most campus sites.
Jul 27, 2026
A hallmark of President Donald Trump’s second term has been aggressive immigration enforcement in the country’s interior rather than its border — and surging deportations.
Jul 27, 2026
After a recent playground disagreement at recess, a first grader at Pacific Sky Elementary School in San Diego County came back to class in tears.
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