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Jun 05, 2026
Steele Lane Elementary School students zipped up their backpacks Thursday for the last time at the 76-year-old campus, which is closing as part of Santa Rosa City Schools’ budget-driven restructuring.
Jun 05, 2026
Clara Adams, a championship high school track athlete originally from Salinas who rose to national attention last year after being stripped of her gold medal at the state finals for spritzing her shoes with a fire extinguisher to celebrate her win, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the California Interscholastic Federation.
Jun 05, 2026
Central Marin police arrested a school cafeteria worker on allegations he had sex with a student. Courtney Goode, superintendent of the Tamalpais Union High School District, announced the arrest Thursday afternoon.
Jun 05, 2026
The removal of the progressive pride flag at Sonoma Valley High School in January triggered immediate outrage by many students, teachers, staff and community members, resulting in its quick restoration.
Jun 05, 2026
“Generally speaking, school district governing boards have authority to take actions that do not conflict with state or federal law or the broad purposes of public education. As a general matter, school districts can decide what flags the district and its schools will fly.”
Jun 05, 2026
Fresno Unified School District plans to make the largest budget cut in recent history for the 2026-27 fiscal year, amounting to $39.8 million and a cut of about 450 positions.
Jun 05, 2026
Responding to revelations that sparked a national reassessment of Cesar Chavez’s legacy, the Davis Joint Unified School District board voted Thursday to rename Cesar Chavez Elementary School.
Jun 05, 2026
For the third time in as many years, Sonoma County’s largest school district has named a new superintendent, this time choosing a career educator and administrator with more than 20 years of experience in the Oakland school district.
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