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Jul 29, 2026

Pasadena Unified School District has resumed soil remediation work this week, but disruptions from local tree advocates and a legal row with the city have forced the district to adjust its plan and, according to officials, will likely result in some outdoor areas being unavailable when the new school year starts.

Jul 29, 2026

The Ventura County Taxpayers Association proposed the ballot measure during the board of education’s June 30 meeting in response to concerns about current Superintendent of Schools César Morales. Executive Director Ryan Grau said the current governance structure creates inherent limitations on board oversight.

Jul 29, 2026

Rodriguez said the district completed more than $124 million in capital improvement projects, including playground replacements, athletic facility improvements at Cesar Chavez High School, and a new swimming pool.

Jul 29, 2026

California public school teacher Mollie Blustein planned her pregnancy so that her daughter would arrive during summer break. But when the elementary school teacher went into premature labor and delivered her baby two weeks before the end of school, she faced another stressor: a huge pay cut.

Jul 29, 2026

Former Los Angeles schools superintendent Austin Beutner is trying to stop proposed legislation that he says would allow officials to strip away voter-approved arts-education funding to schools.

Jul 29, 2026

California schools now have two screening instruments that use playful games and stories to test 4-year-olds’ language skills without making them cry.

Jul 28, 2026

The Tulare City School District is one of 20 districts across 15 states now under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, part of a broader federal push announced this month to scrutinize how public schools handle allegations of sexual misconduct by employees.

Jul 28, 2026

The Sacramento City Teachers Association and Sacramento City Unified School District have ratified a new labor agreement expected to provide more than $97 million in financial relief and help the district avoid insolvency.

Jul 28, 2026

The summer vacation allows districts time to perform routine projects and special projects without disrupting students and teachers during the year, said Samuel Precie, the Riverside Unified School District’s Executive Director, Maintenance, Operations, & Transportation (MOT) & Government Relations.

Jul 28, 2026

Short of dropping a dead weight copy of the state Education Code on your foot, a State Board of Education agenda item on the California School Dashboard normally wouldn’t evoke tears.

Jul 27, 2026

Rep. George Whitesides, D-Agua Dulce, has introduced the Tracking Online Time and Limits (TOTAL) Screen Time Act, a bipartisan bill to help parents manage their children’s screen time across multiple devices, including phones, tablets, computers, game consoles and televisions.

Jul 27, 2026

Stockton Unified School District has been removed from California's high-risk designation nearly three years after the state cited serious fiscal and compliance problems, district officials announced.

Jul 27, 2026

As of Thursday, no candidates had filed paperwork to run for the Coast Unified, Paso Robles Joint Unified, Pleasant Valley Joint Union, San Miguel Joint Union or Templeton Unified school district boards, according to the county’s unofficial candidate list.

Jul 27, 2026

The Sausalito Marin City School District has hired one of its former administrators to recruit an interim superintendent. The trustees voted unanimously Thursday to allocate $11,000 to a consulting firm run by Terena Mares for a nine-week accelerated effort to have a suitable candidate in place by Oct. 1.

Jul 27, 2026

Students across Orange County will see limited use of their phones this upcoming academic year as school districts throughout the county adopt rules to meet a new state law aimed at limiting the devices during school hours.

Jul 27, 2026

As Clovis finalizes its infill rezoning program, some residents worry the proposal to add more than a thousand multifamily units within established neighborhoods could strain school capacity and services.

Jul 27, 2026

Richard DuVarney, the appointed Plumas Unified School District administrator, said that Plumas Unified would close Pioneer Elementary School, reduce transportation services and cut staff to help eliminate a $9.5 million structural deficit.

Jul 27, 2026

The Pasadena Unified School District can resume its soil clean-up, including the felling of trees on district properties, after a judge’s ruling Friday and an agreement from the city to back off enforcement of its tree ordinances at most campus sites.

Jul 27, 2026

A hallmark of President Donald Trump’s second term has been aggressive immigration enforcement in the country’s interior rather than its border — and surging deportations.

Jul 27, 2026

After a recent playground disagreement at recess, a first grader at Pacific Sky Elementary School in San Diego County came back to class in tears.

Increasingly organized groups of parents advocating for an immediate return to class are emerging as a potent political counterweight to teachers unions.

The teachers union in Sacramento City Unified School District released its framework for reopening for in-person learning on Tuesday, and the plan prioritizes offering the COVID-19 vaccine to all of its 4,500 district employees.

Experts have found that remote instruction falls far short of classroom learning. But surveys have shown that a majority of Black and Latino parents in Los Angeles are still hesitant about sending their children back into schools.

Some teachers are reluctant to return to classroom settings as Orange County students resume at least some in-person learning. So substitute teachers might be in demand more than ever before.

Santa Clara County schools have the green light starting Wednesday to usher in a phased return to real face-to-face lessons. But the vast majority are opting instead to stay the course through the rest of the semester.

At Lucerne Valley Elementary in Southern California’s high desert, hundreds of students have returned to in-person learning and a dramatically different school day.

Pleasanton is the latest city to take a hard look at the role of police in the community and schools — and how to respond to mental health calls. The city agreed to revise its police use of force policies and possibly remove school resource officers.

Rescue Union School District, home to 3,700 students at its five elementary schools and two middle schools, is able to open since the county has remained off of the state’s monitoring list and complied with the long list of requirements to reopen.

Masks will be required at every level. In elementary schools, half of students will end their day at lunchtime, before the other half arrives. Middle and high school kids will trade off and spend two days a week on campus.

At the June 23 Oceanside Unified School Board meeting, Trustee Mike Blessing asked staff to present an option for “100 percent return” in the fall, District Communications Director Matthew Jennings said.