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FCMAT provides links to California TK-12 news stories as a service to the industry. Some stories may require a newspaper subscription.

Mar 13, 2026

The Paso Robles school board voted to cut some teaching, counseling and paraeducator positions from its budget at a school board meeting Tuesday night, as an effort to rectify its $3.9 million budget deficit.

Mar 13, 2026

Mill Valley Middle School has placed a world languages teacher on leave during an investigation of social media posts, according to administrators.

Mar 13, 2026

The Pasadena Unified School District’s consolidation advisory committee on Monday, March 9, voted to remove several schools from the list being considered for closure or consolidation, marking the latest step in the district’s effort to calibrate its physical space in an era of declining enrollment and dollars.

Mar 13, 2026

Not all the 270 Fresno Unified employees who received layoff notices will end up being terminated. Instead, many imperiled workers could be “bumped,” or opt to take different roles positions with lower pay, to cut costs, district officials said.

Mar 13, 2026

Mill Valley Middle School has placed a world languages teacher on leave during an investigation of social media posts, according to administrators.

Mar 13, 2026

The top California education official renewed his call to return a deaf 6-year-old who was deported with his mother and younger brother to Colombia.

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