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Ukiah Unified School District board to weigh eliminating more than 20 teaching positions
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (230+ words) The Ukiah Unified School District Board of Education will consider cutting roughly 20 teaching positions and more than six additional non-teaching staff positions when it meets Thursday evening. District administrators say the proposed reductions are tied to budget impacts due to…...
Facing $30M deficit, Antioch Unified school board moves toward nearly 300 layoffs
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (909+ words) IN A SPLIT VOTE on Wednesday, the Antioch Unified School District Board of Education moved to authorize roughly 300 layoffs to counter a $30 million deficit." The cuts would hit special education departments particularly hard, with layoffs for department directors and the…...
Newsom's effort to expand free preschool leaves some private centers at risk of closing
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (1594+ words) THERE WERE ONCE SO MANY CHILDREN at Frisha Moore's Elk Grove preschool that families filled up the waitlist. Now, one of her playgrounds and two classrooms sit empty because one key group of kids has stopped coming." Transitional kindergarten's expansion…...
West Contra Costa school board pares $42M from budget, plans mergers and staff cuts
1+ week, 2+ day ago (411+ words) THE WEST CONTRA COSTA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT board has unanimously approved a sweeping fiscal solvency plan that will cut $42 million from its approximately $500 million budget for the 2026-27 school year. The Feb. 11 vote comes after the district, which serves 25,000 students in…...
Without merit? One year since DEI crackdown letter chilled academia — where are we now?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (722+ words) Without merit? One year since DEI crackdown letter chilled academia " where are we now?Local News Matters Ensure the future of local Bay Area News by becoming a Local News Matters member today. Thanks for your contribution! - Weekly News The…...
Teacher strike over: SFUSD to reopen after educators' walkout ends with tentative deal
1+ week, 5+ day ago (288+ words) San Francisco public schools will reopen next week after school district leaders and the teachers" union reached a tentative agreement early Friday, ending the first educators" strike in the city in nearly 50 years. San Francisco Unified School District and the…...
San Francisco schools to remain closed Thursday as strike enters 4th day
1+ week, 6+ day ago (658+ words) San Francisco schools will again be closed Thursday as the teachers" strike continues, according to the San Francisco Unified School District." After 11 months of bargaining attempts between SFUSD and the United Educators of San Francisco union for a contract, teachers…...
San Mateo supes approve program to subsidize wages of entry-level workers
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (334+ words) The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an initiative on Tuesday aimed at helping entry-level workers secure jobs by subsidizing their wages." Mueller crafted the initiative in response to the hiring challenges faced by young adults who are…...
Large rally held on second day of SFUSD teachers' strike as negotiations inch forward
2+ week, 1+ day ago (621+ words) More than 1,000 San Francisco Unified School District teachers, parents, and students rallied Tuesday at Mission Dolores Park on the second day of a teachers" strike amid ongoing contract negotiations with the district. After 11 months of bargaining attempts between SFUSD and…...
SF teachers' strike enters second day as negotiations continue with school district
2+ week, 1+ day ago (384+ words) A teachers" strike will keep San Francisco Unified School District schools closed for a second day Tuesday." "The strike follows nearly a year of bargaining over the key issues of wages, health benefits, staffing and support for special needs students,…...