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High School On SI

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California High School Football Playoff Brackets: Scores, Updated Matchups for Nov. 13-14

Updated California high school football playoff brackets with Nov. 6 scores, Nov. 13 matchups, CIF Southern Section quarterfinals and state championship dates.

California · 1d

Merced Sun-Star

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3 Merced County football teams play in section quarterfinals. A look at matchups

The Sac-Joaquin Section high school football playoffs kick off Friday night, and three Merced County teams are looking to go on a run and claim a blue banner. Here’s a look at the quarterfinal matchups (all games scheduled for 6 p.m. kickoff): Division 3: Merced at Vanden After going 2-2 during nonleague play, the Bears have been on a roll. Merced, which won six straight games to claim the Central California Conference championship, now heads to Fairfield for a Division 3 quarterfinal matchup. Merced features a powerful running attack, with seniors Anthony Tacheira (530 yards, 12 touchdowns) and Dougie Andrews (774 yards, 8 TDs) running behind a solid offensive line. Vanden is 9-1 and won the Monticello Empire League with a 6-0 record. The two teams met in the Division 3 quarterfinals in 2025, with the Vikings edging the Bears 26-25 in Merced. Division 5: Casa Roble at Hilmar Top-seeded Hilmar takes its perfect record (10-0) into a first-round matchup against eighth-seeded Casa Roble of Orangevale. The Yellowjackets, having won the Trans-Valley League title at 6-0, are the clear favorites to take home the Division 5 title. The Hilmar offense has been unstoppable this season. It’s led by senior quarterback

Merced County, CA · 1d

High School On SI

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CIF Southern Section Football Division 1 Playoff Predictions

A look at each game in the Division 1 playoffs this upcoming Friday night.

California · 3d

MaxPreps

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Northern California high school football rankings, notes: Top teams ready to go as CIF sectional playoffs are in full swing

Now everyone is in playoff mode. The Central Section started its playoff run last week, and the football fun continues for other Northern California sections this week. Those sections are the Central Coast, Oakland, San Francisco, Sac-Joaquin and Northern sections. For decades, the section finals capped the end of prep...

California · 2d
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MaxPreps

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High school girls basketball rankings: Bishop McNamara starts at No. 1 in Preseason MaxPreps Top 25

The race for a national title begins in Maryland as Bishop McNamara (Forestville, Md.) opens at the No. 1 spot in the Preseason MaxPreps Top 25 girls basketball rankings. Coming off a 29-3 campaign, the Mustangs return a strong backcourt led by MaxPreps All-American and Texas commit Qandace Samuels alongside standout Jaylah King and Ole Miss commit Nyair McCoy.

California · 1d

CalMatters

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These part-time California profs found a way to make $400K

We have a can’t miss story for you today revealing how a handful of enterprising college professors are pulling in very high incomes through online education, including one who made $750,000 in one year.  Read on for more on that story, as well as a look at the debate over why homelessness is decreasing across […]

California · 8h

VC Star | Ventura County Star

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What local football team can win a CIF title? Prep Period discusses

California · 7h

pitmanroaringtimes.com

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Heated Rivalry Between Pitman and Turlock High School

The year 2002 sparked a heated rivalry between the two schools in Turlock, Piman high school , and Turlock high school. The crosstown rivalry has been going on for 22 years. However the athletic tension did not occur until 2004, which is also the year Harvest Bowl was born. The...

Turlock, CA · 2d

actionnewsnow.com

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Nearly half of California school bonds failing after vote

Nearly half of California's school bonds from last week's ballot are failing, which could mean delayed repairs and cuts for many districts across the state. Preliminary results show only about 50 of 86 bonds — totaling $12.4 billion — have passed or are leading, leaving districts like Beaumont and Visalia facing tough decisions ahead.

California · 20h

Beverly Hills Standard

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El Rodeo Named One of California's 11 Super Stretch Schools

Principal Kim D'Aloisio outlined El Rodeo's i-Ready growth results and a reported 8% increase in English language arts proficiency as students received awards at the November 10 board meeting.

Beverly Hills, CA · 1d

benitolink.com

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Local school boards select replacement trustees

Both the Hollister School District and San Benito High School District boards of trustees recently appointed new trustees to fill upcoming vacancies. Two residents vied for the Trustee Area 1 vacancy on the Hollister School District board and, during the board’s Oct. 27 meeting, Matthea Anderson was chosen as the new trustee in a 3-2 vote. Anderson will fill the spot to be vacated by Kim O’Connor and will be sworn in during the board’s organizational meeting in December.

Hollister, CA · 2d

The Sacramento Bee

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California teachers urge 3-year pause on AI use in K-8 schools

The California Federation of Teachers on Wednesday urged Gov. Gavin Newsom to order a three-year pause on artificial intelligence in K-8 public school classrooms, citing concerns that schools are adopting AI tools without adequate protections for students and educators. The call followed Newsom’s September executive order directing state agencies to develop AI safety regulations, including a potential “kill switch” for certain AI programs during emergencies. In a news release, the union representing 120,000 educators and faculty urged Newsom to issue an executive order pausing AI use in classrooms before his term ends in January. “Students’ brain development shouldn’t be monetized for billionaire profit,” CFT President Jeff Freitas said in a statement. “This is a public health and safety emergency, and we need our leaders to treat it as one and act now.” As Newsom has largely embraced AI’s growth in California throughout his governorship, advocacy groups have urged him to impose stronger accountability and protections. The union said they sent a letter to the outgoing California governor, warning that unregulated AI could harm students’ development and limit teachers’ control over instruction. Educators aren’t prepared to supervise AI use, while students may struggle to tell which tools are safe or harmful,

California · 22h

The National Law Review

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Applicant Must Prove Harm From Employer’s Procedural Violation Of Fair Chance Act

McInerney v. Regents of the Univ. of Cal. , 2026 WL 3059160 (Cal. Ct. App. 2026) John McInerney, who had drug-related convictions from 2005 and 2007, received a conditional offer for an office assistant position at UCLA. While his background check was pending, McInerney sent UCLA staff a series of angry emails objecting to the use of his old convictions (including one describing HR employees as “assholes” and “witch hunters”). UCLA sent McInerney a pre-adverse action letter giving him five business days to submit evidence of rehabilitation or mitigating circumstances but then notified him he was ineligible for the job before the five-day period expired. The trial court summarily adjudicated McInerney’s FEHA retaliation and failure-to-prevent retaliation claims in UCLA’s favor and ruled that UCLA had otherwise complied with the Fair Chance Act; a jury then found that UCLA would have made the same decision even if McInerney had submitted rehabilitation evidence. The Court of Appeal affirmed, holding that an applicant must prove that the employer’s violation of the Fair Chance Act’s procedures caused him actual harm (nominal damages are not available), that courts should not second-guess an employer’s individualized assessment, and that McInerney’s insulting emails did not constitute protected activity.

California · 1d

WashingtonExaminer

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California spends hundreds of billions on education but can't repair schools

California school districts are losing the bond votes they rely on for school repairs. But why do they have to rely on voter-approved bonds when California already spends an obscene amount of money on education (and everything else)? Around three dozen school districts are on pace to lose bond votes at the ballot box, despite […]

California · 3h

The 74

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Opinion: California’s Charter Schools Are Public Schools. They Deserve Facilities Funding

A school building does more than house an education. It can expand opportunities for students — or limit what’s possible for them. For too many of California’s charter public schools, the cost of securing adequate facilities has become a hindrance rather than a foundation for student success. Consider Magnolia Public Schools in Southern California, a […]

California · 1d

themariposan.com

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Stop grading the children and start grading the system

Taxpayers are entitled to ask what their money is accomplishing. (Republished from The California Globe – californiaglobe.com) If a school system can keep a child for thirteen years and send that child into adulthood unable to read confidently, manage money, or recognize a dishonest argument, the adults running it should have considerably more explaining to do than the child.

California · 6h

SFGate

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For these Gen Z California kids, college's hottest club is Costco

Students are obsessed with the bulk-buying behemoth.

California · 1d

The Fresno Bee

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State Center College District picks new chancellor. She worked under embattled predecessor

The State Center Community College District has officially selected a new leader: an internal candidate who formerly worked alongside the former, controversy-embroiled chancellor. During Tuesday night’s board meeting, trustees unanimously decided that deputy chancellor Christine Holt-McDonald will assume the role of chancellor. The district entered into a two-and-a-half-year employment agreement with Holt-McDonald, who will earn an annual salary of $365,000. “I’m very honored and very humbled, to be the next chancellor of State Center Community College District,” Holt-McDonald said during the meeting. Holt-McDonald joined the district in 2025 and previously served as the chancellor of a university in Arkansas. She worked closely alongside Carole Goldsmith, who served as the chancellor from November 2021 to September 2026. In November 2025, 250 members of the district’s faculty union unanimously issued a vote of no confidence in Goldsmith’s leadership. Hours ahead of this vote, Goldsmith announced that she’d retire in September 2026 and said the union actions had nothing to do with the decision. Ahead of trustees’ decision, Keith Ford, president of the State Center Federation of Teachers, said there are some concerns surrounding the prospect of an internal candidate leading the district. “We would be looking immediately for her to break with

Fresno, CA · 1d

YourCentralValley.com

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Dinuba Unified confirms allegation of employee misconduct

Dinuba Unified School District superintendent Marti Kochhevar issued a statement regarding an allegation of misconduct by a district employee that was reported to law enforcement.

Dinuba, CA · 23h

KMPH.com

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Previewing Central Section D1 football semifinals, rest of division quarterfinals

FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — Following the first round of CIF Central Section high school football playoffs, local ESPN Radio personality Paul Meadors joined the Sunday Sports Highlights Show to look ahead at the upcoming matchups for Friday, Nov. 13. In Division 1-AA, two-time defending champion Central East hosts Bakersfield....

Fresno, CA · 3d