No criminal charges filed against Rialto Unified middle school students involved in classroom tussle – Orange County Register
A teenage boy and girl will not be criminally charged in connection with a classroom tussle at a Rialto Unified middle school that was partially recorded on video and widely…
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Golf tournament brings 8 high schools to San Jacinto area – Press Enterprise
High School Golf Match Play Tournament takes place at Golden Era Golf Course. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: March 20,…
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Tribes and Students Sue Trump Administration Over Firings at Native Schools
A group of Native American tribes and students is suing the Trump administration to reverse its recent firing of federal workers at Native schools that they said has severely lowered…
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Trump Pulled $400 million From Columbia. Other Schools Could Be Next.
The Trump Administration’s abrupt withdrawal of $400 million in federal funding from Columbia University cast a pall over at least nine other campuses worried they could be next. The schools,…
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No major hitches on Day 1 without cellphones in L.A. Unified schools
A cellphone ban — covering some 800 schools — took effect Tuesday in the Los Angeles Unified School District, eliciting a mix of reactions but no reports of major problems….
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Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi, facing term limits, eyes state schools chief post – Press Enterprise
Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi, who chairs the Assembly Education Committee, is first out of the gate to declare his candidacy for state superintendent of public instruction in next year’s election. Muratsuchi,…
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Colleges, K-12 schools ordered by Trump administration to abolish DEI or face funding cuts
The U.S. Department of Education has given colleges and schools with race-specific programs — including financial aid and racially themed dormitory floors and graduation ceremonies — until the end of…
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Trump funding freeze halts key environmental projects in Los Angeles area – Orange County Register
President Trump’s freeze on federal spending has halted a $20 million project for new trees, including in Altadena. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click…
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State bills to halt price gouging, help schools follow L.A. fires
State senators gathered in Pasadena on Friday afternoon to announce a slate of wildfire recovery bills, including proposals to protect renters, expand firefighter staffing and fund programs for displaced K-12…
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Rain pelts L.A.; Malibu schools shut; I-5 closed at Grapevine
Los Angeles County’s first significant storm in more than eight months has already forced the closure of the 5 Freeway at the Grapevine, unleashed mud on roadways, and triggered the…
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Supreme Court will decide if religious schools may be funded as public charters
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced Friday it will hear an Oklahoma case to decide whether the state must authorize a religious school as a public charter. The new church-state case…
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Some Pasadena Unified schools reopen as students grapple with Eaton fire fallout
Moments after the morning bell rang Thursday, the kindergartners at Pasadena’s Willard Elementary School — back in class for the first time since the Eaton fire roared through the area…
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Eaton fire jolts the education of thousands of students, burning schools
Kira Weibel was in eighth grade when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the student’s Altadena charter school, cutting off critical community connections. As the weeks and months of online learning…
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Scores of L.A. teachers lose homes; students from 2 burned-down L.A. schools to resume class
Students from two burned-down Los Angeles elementary schools will resume classes Wednesday in new locations in neighborhoods near fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades as employee unions estimate that at least 150 district…
Read More »Gun Violence Around Schools Has Risen Since the Pandemic
But mass shootings remain a rare occurrence. Only a small fraction of the nation’s nearly 130,000 schools report gun incidents each year. Source link
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As book bans soar, schools, libraries buy fewer books on LGBTQ+, race
After years of culture war battles in school and public libraries, the campaign by conservative-leaning “parent rights” groups has succeeded in casting a nationwide chill over the market for children’s…
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Burglars, vandals hit LAUSD schools 171 times since August
Vandals broke into a South Los Angeles elementary school for the sixth time since July over the weekend, causing an estimated $115,000 in damages and adding to a steady toll…
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Trump’s re-election raises fears of more book bans in U.S. schools
The national furor in recent years around banning books on race and gender in public schools is intensifying as President-elect Donald Trump threatens to shut down the Department of Education,…
Read More »Texas Education Board to Vote on Bible-Infused Lessons in Public Schools
A new curriculum would focus on Christianity more than other religions. A kindergarten lesson on the Golden Rule, for example, would teach about Jesus and his Sermon on the Mount….
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Orange Unified Superintendent Ernie Gonzalez steps down from role – Orange County Register
Orange Unified School District Superintendent Ernie Gonzalez is stepping down from his position later this month, the district said Friday. Gonzalez will leave the post on Nov. 15, according to…
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