Feb 18, 2026

Visalia Unified School District Superintendent Kirk Shrum called the anti-gay slur photo taken by a group of high school students last week “an act that has deeply impacted our community.”

Feb 18, 2026

Elk Grove Unified School District board members voted Tuesday to eliminate, release or reassign a number of classified positions in the district at a meeting while approving a raise for themselves, which is required by law.

Feb 18, 2026

Hundreds of teachers, students and residents descended upon the Dublin School Board meeting last week to demand the immediate firing of the district’s superintendent amid districtwide budget cuts.

Feb 18, 2026

Since California made it easier for sexual abuse survivors to sue government agencies, victims have brought forth more than $3 billion in claims. But even agencies that haven’t been sued are facing financial hardship as a result of the law — through skyrocketing insurance premiums.

Feb 18, 2026

The Los Angeles school board — confronted with deficit spending and an internal forecast of insolvency in three years — narrowly voted to send out 3,200 notices of possible layoff, launching a process that is expected to result in as many as 650 layoffs, moves strongly opposed by labor groups as unnecessary and harmful to students.

Feb 18, 2026

California’s transitional kindergarten instruction should remain developmentally appropriate and prioritize play as a form of learning, the state emphasized in a proposed clarification of the transitional kindergarten definition.

Feb 18, 2026

The Los Angeles Unified School District school board voted Tuesday to approve a reduction in force plan that could send notices of a possible layoff to roughly 3,200 employees, administrators, central office and centrally-funded positions, though roughly 650 layoffs are expected.