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May 26, 2026
Thursday night marked the final open house of Whited Elementary. Rincon Valley Union School District trustees voted 5-0 in January to close the district’s oldest school in an effort to address an $8.5 million deficit.
May 26, 2026
Pomona school board members voted 4-1 at their Wednesday, May 13, meeting, to close Armstrong and blend the smaller campus with Golden Springs to address what administrators called “declining enrollment” at Armstrong over the past several years.
May 26, 2026
The staff report stated this has been a long-term agreement, and the current contract is expiring. The new contract would cover the next two school years. “CUHS will pay $131,500 in year one and $135,450 in year two to have a SRO on campus 210 days of the year.
May 26, 2026
Ventura County Superintendent of Schools César Morales handed his top deputies lifetime health benefits, a perk that’s become rare in the county's government agencies due to its high potential cost to taxpayers. The benefit was awarded without the knowledge of the Ventura County Board of Education, two board members told The Star.
May 26, 2026
The Lincoln Unified School District Board of Trustees approved a school reconfiguration plan May 20 that will convert Brookside School from a TK-8 campus into a TK-6 elementary school as the district prepares to open a second comprehensive middle school at Don Riggio School in the 2027-28 school year.
May 26, 2026
Davina Goldwasser, a Marin County resident, will be the new superintendent of Petaluma City Schools starting July 1, according to the announcement. The appointment was set to be finalized Tuesday night by the Board of Education during its regular meeting.
May 26, 2026
Petaluma City Schools district leaders are considering different options for a proposed $40 million project adjacent to Casa Grande High School that could result in a new performing arts center as well as potential housing for district employees, another school facility and more.
May 26, 2026
Sacramento City Unified School District approved the layoffs of over 90 more employees Thursday night despite a decision from an administrative law judge that these employees should be reinstated for the 2026-27 school year.
May 26, 2026
Clovis Unified School District has raised the development impact fee by 8.9% on new residential construction, citing increased demand for school facilities due to prospective growth in enrollment.
May 26, 2026
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised budget could provide Sacramento City Unified with roughly $29 million in ongoing new funding, though it remains uncertain how much the money will alleviate pressure from the district’s unprecedented budget crisis.
May 26, 2026
San Diego County’s two highest-paid superintendents made well above half a million dollars a year each in total pay in 2024, data show.
May 26, 2026
The Modesto City Schools Board of Education held its final meeting of the school year Monday night, tackling teacher contract negotiations, a potential bond measure, physical education policies and student representation.
May 26, 2026
Pasadena Unified School Board President Tina Fredericks, under fire for her alleged role in a controversial proposal to merge campuses in the district, said on Friday, May 22, the school board is “evaluating” allegations that trustees violated the state law that governs public access to meetings.
May 26, 2026
It’s been nearly three months since Oakland teachers celebrated a decisive victory at the bargaining table after district officials gave in to nearly all their demands to avoid a strike.
May 26, 2026
California voters will soon choose the state’s next schools chief. But by the time the winner takes office, the job may no longer control the state Department of Education.
May 26, 2026
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s May budget revision takes a significant step toward addressing California’s long-underfunded special education system.
May 26, 2026
Twin Rivers Unified School District teachers in Sacramento spent 12 days on strike in March, in part, because healthcare premiums for some teachers and their families had reached $1,600 a month — a growing burden now fueling labor battles in school districts across California.
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