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No cuts for schools, more funding for early literacy in Newsom’s revised budget
TK-12 schools and community colleges can expect the same funding in 2025-26 that they received this year, plus a small cost-of-living adjustment, and there will be a big boost for early literacy.
Chino Valley Defenders of Public Education
Judge Tosses CVUSD’s Lawsuit Against State Over Transgender Protection Law
A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit filed by the Chino Valley Unified School District against the state of California over the SAFETY Act, a state law that bans schools from requiring teachers to notify parents about changes in their children’s gender identities.
One Temecula Valley PAC
Opinion: Chino Valley’s Poor Leadership Example Risks Turning Local School Boards Into Culture War Battlegrounds
The April 17, 2025 agenda from the Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education should serve as a warning flare for nearby districts like Temecula Valley and Murrieta Valley. Rather than offering a roadmap to improve student outcomes, it outlines a deeply political playbook—one more focused on fueling culture wars than educating children.
Washington Post
How religious public schools went from a long shot to the Supreme Court
Catholic groups and some conservatives want the justices to launch an education revolution by approving a Catholic public charter school in Oklahoma.
Chino Valley Defenders of Public Education
Chino Valley School Board Meeting Recap – April 17, 2025
$798K spent on legal services for 2024-2025 school year, President Sonja Shaw continues disinformation campaign, and most speakers focused on CIF policy, and much more.
KVCR-NPR
Chino Valley School Board to File Complaints Against State Over Transgender Athletes
The school board in Chino Valley voted Thursday to file complaints against the state and Governor Gavin Newsom. The school board president says the governor isn’t following Title IX— a federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education.