2+ hour, 23+ min ago  (792+ words) A federal judge issued a ruling Monday that strikes down California school policies aimed at preventing schools from revealing a student's gender identity to their parents. The class action suit, filed by California teachers and parents, hinges on whether TK…...

23+ hour, 44+ min ago  (419+ words) Facing a mountain of lawsuits, California K-12 schools will have a system in place beginning this year to prevent teachers and other staff from sexually abusing students. A new California law creates an array of measures to educate school staff, beef…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1772+ words) Sean Malloy was in the middle of a job interview in 2005 when he saw what he described as a "brown wasteland of construction equipment." It was the future site of the University of California, Merced campus. College officials drove him…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (505+ words) The Fresno Unified School Board unanimously approved a supplemental retirement plan Wednesday for more than 550 employees, shaving over $56 million over the next five years for the district's strained budget. "We will miss the employees who have chosen to take advantage…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (200+ words) Clark Intermediate School will retain its long-time mascot, "the Chieftain," after the school district worked with the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians to get the depiction approved. California law requires all public schools from using Native American mascots unless…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago  (820+ words) The Fresno Unified School Board will discuss charter oversight Wednesday night, after months of back-and-forth discussions between the district and a parent seeking public accountability and action. Kristina Holmes-McIntyre has raised concerns since spring about Golden Charter Academy, a charter…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (407+ words) California's public school system, which purports to educate nearly 6 million students ranging from 4-year-olds in transitional kindergarten to near-adults preparing to graduate from high school, is in a world of hurt. Its students perform poorly in national tests of academic…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (636+ words) The heat is being turned up on the State Center Community College District Board of Trustees, who are feeling pressure to dismiss Chancellor Carole Goldsmith immediately because of last month's no-confidence vote by 250 faculty members. However, trustees faced pressure from…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (768+ words) Madera Unified teachers, who are contemplating a strike, gathered Wednesday morning to demand competitive wages amidst what they label a "growing retention crisis." A crowd of Madera Unified Teacher Association members marched in front of Desmond Middle School and Matilda…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (404+ words) Fresno State President Sa'l Jim'nez-Sandoval will have more money to spend on Christmas presents this year with the 10% bump to his base salary that California State University trustees approved last month. Jim'nez-Sandoval's annual base salary will climb from $476,015 to $523,617, making…...