The San Joaquin County Grand Jury released a report last week faulting dysfunction, turmoil, and unprofessional conduct by the Board of Trustees for the instability that has plagued the Stockton Unified School District for years.
Former board president Palmer Moland, current board president Alma Rios, and trustee Jose Luis Tapia have been accused of violating the state's conflict of interest laws.
Trustee Alma Rios was named President in a divided vote.
School boards account for two-thirds of the local recall campaigns.
The report describes a “school board in crisis” where colleagues routinely bully one another. The report also said the board appears to have violated the Ralph M. Brown Act, has failed to allow public comments at meetings, and has violated its own ethics laws.
The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has announced a 27.2% net return on investments for the 2020–21 fiscal year, far exceeding the expectation of 7%.
California school districts will be discouraged from allowing students to take advanced math courses under proposed changes to the California Mathematics Framework.
California will spend a record $93.7 billion from its general fund on education this year under the 2021-22 budget bill passed by the Legislature.
California voters have rejected a statewide ballot measure that would have reinstated affirmative action in college admissions processes in California.
The state has found itself defending another lawsuit over coronavirus precautions and schools, only this time the issue is over face masks instead of closures.