Aug 24, 2026

BPD reported Friday night that the unidentified 17-year-old victim was shot just after 8 p.m. at the game between Independence and Centennial high schools. The game was abruptly canceled as police descended on the campus along Old River Road.

Aug 24, 2026

Mares said the usual hiring season for new superintendents is in January or February for the following fall term, allowing much more breathing room. However, in the case of the Sausalito Marin City School District, former superintendent LaResha Huffman left in June.

Aug 24, 2026

Enrollment declines are creating financial turmoil for schools statewide, a product of California’s declining population, worsened by immigration restrictions, and its high cost of living. In the South Bay Union School District, with its ongoing sewage crisis and a binational community rocked by border crackdowns, the issue is especially acute.

Aug 24, 2026

Teacher out-of-pocket spending on school supplies has increased 49% since 2015, with teachers now spending close to $900 a year, according to AdoptAClassroom.

Aug 24, 2026

The fight is especially pronounced in Silicon Valley, where the same parents who have for years developed and marketed tech are some of the most vocal advocates for reining it in.

Aug 24, 2026

The first day of school in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District on Monday, Aug. 17, was also the first day of a new ban on electric bikes and all other electric vehicles, such as scooters and boards, at its K-8 campuses.

Aug 24, 2026

While the district is actively working to qualify staff to meet new state requirements, Fresno Unified is deploying more employees with good driving records to temporarily help chauffeur students so they don’t miss the school events or extracurricular opportunities, said the message received by parents.

Aug 24, 2026

Modesto Teachers Association President Jennifer McGrath spoke during Monday night’s Board of Education meeting about Trustee Jolene Daly’s recent posts on Facebook that call the teachers union “bullies.”