LAUSD avoided a strike after support staff deal, but faces FBI probe into superintendent and budget debates over trustee pay hikes.
San Francisco teachers' strike, which shut down all 120 schools for nearly a week, concluded with a 5% pay raise over two years and fully funded healthcare for dependents. The strike was driven by demands for higher wages and better benefits amid the district's financial crisis. Negotiations continue.
School districts in California, including Carlsbad, Cajon Valley, Escondido, and Oceanside, have approved or budgeted for trustee stipends increases of 300-400%, despite facing significant deficits, layoffs, and school closures. The raises are linked to AB 1390, signed into law last year, which has sparked controversy over prioritizing trustee pay during financial crises.
Los Angeles City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson alleges he was racially profiled during a police stop, but police sources say he was pulled over for a traffic violation in a school zone and called a district official to try to avoid a citation. The incident has sparked political and police union criticism.
The UK government has announced that existing guidance on mobile phone restrictions in schools will be made statutory. This move formalises policies most schools already enforce, aiming to strengthen child safeguarding legislation amid ongoing debates about technology's impact on young people. The legislation is part of broader child protection reforms.