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Nov 03, 2026
Clovis Unified is California’s largest school district without a teachers union. Over the last five years, the Association of Clovis Educators, or ACE, backed by the California Teachers Association, and the unaffiliated Independent Clovis Unified Educators, or ICUE, represented by a law firm, have been vying to represent district teachers.
Nov 03, 2026
As they head to the polls on Election Day Tuesday, California voters have the power to shape the future of the state’s education system and to determine who pays for it.
Nov 03, 2026
A San Luis Obispo County school district is launching multiple investigations after a high school principal was suddenly put on leave and accusations of “inappropriate” comments made about the principal were lodged against the superintendent.
Nov 03, 2026
While the rest of Monterey County is hunkering down for El Niño, schools are ramping up preparations to stay open.
Nov 03, 2026
Since it first passed, the tax has generated between $5 billion and $15 billion a year, up to 15% of schools’ overall revenue. If the tax isn’t renewed, schools would lose that money beginning in 2031 and likely have to make deep budget cuts.
Nov 03, 2026
The FCMAT released its fiscal health analysis of Oakland Unified last week, which through a series of interviews, data analysis and budget document reviews, determined Oakland Unified is at a high risk of fiscal insolvency — or being unable to meet financial obligations.
Nov 03, 2026
Santa Rosa City Schools is rejecting claims in a sexual battery lawsuit stemming from a criminal case involving a former instructional aide sentenced this year for sexually touching a 20-year-old woman participating in a program for disabled adults in spring 2025.
Nov 02, 2026
About half of California’s school board candidates are most likely running unopposed, according to a recent USC report, leaving a dearth of public scrutiny just as enormous changes to K-12 education are underway at the state and federal levels.
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