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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.

Dec 09, 2024

Calistoga Joint Unified and St. Helena Unified are basic aid or community funded school districts while Napa Valley Unified depends on a combination of state aid and local property taxes.

Dec 09, 2024

A former Stockton Unified School District director has filed a civil complaint against his ex-employer over allegations that the district punished him when he "refused to participate in the financial corruption and abuse running rampant."

Dec 09, 2024

The district is spending at least $9,000, not including expenses, to send 10 people to the annual California School Board Association conference in Southern California.

Dec 09, 2024

Petaluma City Schools may face up to $2 million in budget cuts in the coming school year and is seeking community input on how to address the issue, according to a community message.

Dec 09, 2024

The San Diego Unified School Board is weighing recommendations to build 1,000 income-restricted apartments on five of its properties across the city, with a goal of housing 10% of its employees within the next decade.

Dec 09, 2024

A California lawmaker has proposed legislation to limit immigration officers’ access to schools and day care facilities in hopes of making schools a safe haven for immigrant children during the upcoming Trump administration, KQED reported.

Dec 09, 2024

California has banned bilingual education on and off since the 1800s. The state is now 8 years into allowing it again but still hasn’t managed to get all that many kids into good programs.

Dec 09, 2024

Now, students across California will have a chance to learn about Cambodian Americans and other Asian communities through the Southeast Asian Studies Model Curriculum, which is the first of its kind in the country.

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