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Mar 19, 2026
The Santa Barbara Unified School District bought it eight years ago, but planning for the site stalled — until now.
Mar 19, 2026
Thousands of Los Angeles Unified teachers, staff and administrators rallied Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles as union leaders moved towards a strike, escalating pressure on the district after nearly a year of contract negotiations.
Mar 19, 2026
Teachers in Natomas reached a deal with their district late Wednesday night, putting an end to a strike that left 16,000 Sacramento kids without classroom teachers for seven consecutive school days.
Mar 19, 2026
Dozens of Bay Area school districts have announced layoffs, budget cuts or school closures this year to repair gaping budget deficits ranging from $6 million to over $100 million.
Mar 19, 2026
For seven years, Veronica Sanchez, her mother and her five school-aged children lived in hotel rooms across Fresno. They had a place to sleep. But it wasn’t ideal.
Mar 19, 2026
Manteca Unified is escaping the rapidly spreading backlash involving alleged sexual abuse crimes by the late farm workers rights icon Cesar Chavez. MUSD has no organized districtwide event celebrating Chavez. A number of the state’s school districts aren’t as lucky.
Mar 19, 2026
As teachers unions from two Sacramento-area school districts continued to strike on Tuesday, a third district’s teachers association is one step closer to joining the picket lines.
Mar 19, 2026
Los Angeles Unified’s two largest labor groups — the teachers union and service employees — announced Wednesday they will join forces and both go on strike April 14 if no contract deal is reached before then, actions that would effectively shut down schools in less than a month.
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