Reduction-in-force notices were sent to hundreds of staff at the U.S. Department of Education. Impacted staff primarily oversee programs supporting vulnerable student groups. Education leaders say they are shocked by the reductions, which will impact students with disabilities.
Teachers have come under scrutiny for speech made online and in classrooms
Social conservatives push for parents to opt-out children from LGBTQ+ materials and lessons
As California faces increasingly destructive wildfires, schools should develop more preventative safety measures, experts say.
Jessica French, who sits on the Shasta County Board of Education, recently used her personal social media to criticize county officials. The video she posted was discussed by the board during an agenda item brought forward by Superintendent Mike Freeman after complaints from others.
Last week, Shasta Union High School District’s board voted to confirm Owen Crosby as the district's next Superintendent. He’ll take over from long-term superintendent Jim Cloney.
On March 4, Shannon Vallejo learned that her son, a 7th grader at Junction Middle School, may not have access to the special education services he is entitled to, by law, within his current District.
Experts say the executive order threatening to withhold funding from schools doesn’t have much bearing on California schools — for now.
Like other school districts across California, Fall River Joint Unified School District is scrambling to avert potential financial deficit as public schools experience both decreasing enrollment and an end to federal COVID funding.
Dhillon is the founder of the Center for American Liberty, which is representing a Chico parent in a lawsuit over parental rights. The suit was just resurrected by a federal court of appeals.
