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Orange County gets boon in state funds for community schools

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By Thomas Peele Verified
| EdSource Verified
News Brief Thursday, August 6, 2026 — 10:52 am August 6, 2026 Orange County schools are set to receive about $35.5 million a year in ongoing state funding as part of California’s new $1 billion annual budget allocation for the Community Schools Partnership Program, The Orange County Register reported. It’s a commitment, local advocates say, that will bolster academic support, family engagement and student services across the region.
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Fresno Unified, Valley colleges receive millions from philanthropist Mackenzie Scott

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By Thomas Peele Verified, Yuxuan Xie
| KVPR-FM (Fresno, CA) Verified
This story was originally published by EdSource. Sign up for their daily newsletter. Philanthropist and early Amazon contributor MacKenzie Scott has donated more than $461 million to California public education institutions since 2021. The gifts are part of the $26 billion Scott has distributed since 2019 through unrestricted grants, allowing recipients to decide how to use the funds.
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Bay Area high school closes after discovery of toxic chemical; students to be relocated

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By Thomas Peele Verified
| EdSource Verified
News Brief Monday, August 3, 2026 — 4:03 pm August 3, 2026 The West Contra Costa School District is “temporarily relocating” John F. Kennedy High School in Richmond after the discovery of the industrial solvent tetrachloroethylene, known as, PCE, under the school site, Superintendent Cheryl Cotton announced. “All staff and families are not permitted to enter the Kennedy High campus until further notice,” Cotton said in a statement on Monday to staff and families.
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