FCMAT Lawsuit Spotlights Audit Transparency
Former education secretary David Long's lawsuit seeks release of suppressed FCMAT audit records on Val Verde Unified’s Chinese boarding school...

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Former education secretary David Long's lawsuit seeks release of suppressed FCMAT audit records on Val Verde Unified’s Chinese boarding school...
Monta Vista-Lynbrook Color Guard strengthens performance skills, student leadership, and school community via mandatory summer rehearsals ahead of the...
California elementary teachers are weaving arts into core subjects like math and reading to boost student engagement, retention, and learning amid a...
Oakland's Life Enrichment Committee approved a 45-day moratorium on new data centers to study energy, water, pollution, and health impacts. Oakland...
Project Safety Net's merger with Youth Community Service gives the suicide-prevention group institutional stability to expand mental-health efforts...
The Parsons State Assessment Review links special education funding shortfalls directly to reduced supports for highest-need students, alongside...
Steve Hilton's proposal to abolish teacher tenure after two years and revive the parent trigger law could give Bay Area families new power to restructure low-performing schools while stripping job protections from local educators.
The U.S. Department of Education opened a FERPA compliance investigation into California schools over AB 1955 on March 27, 2025.
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Mountain View School District hosted a virtual Spanish Parent Mtg on September 22 via Zoom to share district information with families. These Be See,...
Aging facilities often isolate special education classrooms or make them too small, reinforcing separation despite district inclusion goals.
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A federal judge ruled the Trump administration's anti-DEI directive unlawful, vacating cuts that eliminated over $148 million in California teacher...
A new series of papers outlines how states can align K–12, higher education, and workforce systems to fix leaks in the education-to-career...
Bay Area districts navigating declining enrollment and tech scrutiny should watch these 2026-27 national signals:
Bay Area districts with large immigrant populations can draw from targeted approaches used elsewhere to better serve older newcomers and long-term...