Bay Area School Tracker

• Senate panel voted 13-9 to advance bill blocking IAAs that move special education, K-12, and postsecondary programs out of the Department of...

Tech layoffs in 2026 have hit over 16,000 California workers in seven months, surpassing the full-year 2025 total of roughly 122,000 nationally.

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Several California AI bills now heading to key August votes could reshape how schools handle student data and chatbot interactions.

• AB 1159 extends...

California lawmakers' second failure to build a searchable teacher misconduct database means Bay Area districts must still rely on incomplete records...

Bipartisan legislation advancing in the Senate HELP Committee would block transfers of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and...

Alameda Unified marks the end of a year of construction noise with a ribbon-cutting for the new Wood Middle School campus on August 7 at 4 p.m.

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California's alternative high school diploma pathway, established in 2022, gives qualifying students with significant cognitive disabilities a...

Gov. Newsom signed SB 172, permanently funding the Farm to School program by removing its 2027 sunset date . This ensures ongoing access to locally...

Federal policy shifts are disrupting state efforts to build diverse teacher pipelines through loan changes and grant cuts.

• Loan restrictions from...

The U.S. Education Department threatened funding cuts for districts in Michigan and Maryland over alleged FERPA violations involving transgender student privacy and parental notification. Violations could lead to termination of federal support.

Nearly 6 million California students qualify for the new federal Education Freedom Tax Credit, the highest number nationwide, yet the state has not...

California's new law grants public school teachers up to 14 weeks of paid pregnancy leave starting January 2027, ending the prior system where most of...

• Cellphone rules: AB3216 requires every California district to limit student phone use during the school day, though policies will vary by grade and...

Linda Henigin, running for Palo Alto school board, plans to bring back a parcel tax rejected in June to boost teacher pay after new contracts deplete...

Equity demands customized resources based on individual needs rather than uniform allocation, a distinction critical for SFUSD and other California...

• Prop. 43 would require a two-thirds vote for special taxes placed on the ballot through citizen initiatives, up from a simple majority.
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Local Board Changes

• 🔥 Menlo Park City School District: Scott Saywell announced he will not seek reelection to the Menlo Park City School...

California's 10 new K-12 laws take effect this fall, with direct impacts on Bay Area districts.

• Smartphone rules: AB 3216 requires policies...

House FY27 bill delivers mixed signals for California schools facing deficits.

• Positive moves: Rejected block grants and boosted IDEA (+$35M),...

• Core finding: Reclassification hurdles block multilingual learners from college-prep courses despite fluency
• Outcomes: Early reclassification...