EducationSacramento Black Parallel School Board hosts a litany of initiatives to support local Black students with disabilitiesJanuary 30, 2025 | Srishti PrabhaThe Black Parallel School Board is a nonprofit founded in 2008 to address systemic inequities affecting Black students. In 2019, the organization sued SCUSD, alleging that Black students with disabilities were being disproportionately disciplined. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentPrograms for foster youth and low-income families stay mostly intact in state budget, for nowJanuary 14, 2025 | Megan MyscofskiGovernor Newsom’s budget proposal last week made fewer cuts than the plan he proposed last year. That’s a relief for some advocates.
EducationCrowded classes, staff shortages, insufficient pay are making some California teachers rethink careersJanuary 8, 2025California schools don’t pay enough to teachers or have the resources to meet the needs of its students, according to a CTA survey of educators.
State GovernmentNew California laws that might affect your 2025January 1, 2025 | Laura Fitzgerald | Tony Rodriguez | Megan Myscofski | Manola Secaira | Srishti Prabha | Keyshawn Davis | Gerardo Zavala | Kate WolffeWe took a look at a few laws going into effect on Jan. 1 that could impact your year, from new rules for active shooter drills in schools to how prosecutors charge theft-related crimes and changes to how you’re charged junk and overdraft fees.
EducationCalifornia’s college financial aid chief on FAFSA chaos, concerns about Trump and moreDecember 26, 2024A number of challenges already face the California Student Aid Commission’s new top official, such as getting more students to apply for aid and how to advise students fearful of doing so under President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration.
State GovernmentCollege protests swept across California last year. Why have they stopped?December 19, 2024Campus administrators have been swift in enforcing their protest rules this fall, a marked change from last spring where protest encampments grew unchecked for days or weeks. Meanwhile, students are asking courts to weigh in on policies in court.
State GovernmentNewsom unveils plan to boost career education, eliminate college degree requirement for 30,000 state jobsDecember 16, 2024 | Laura FitzgeraldThe plan would create pathways to receive college credit for experience gained outside of a classroom, such as military service or other job training.
Sacramento RegionStudent injured after 'isolated' attack at Sacramento elementary schoolDecember 16, 2024 | Srishti Prabha | Gerardo ZavalaA student stabbed another student with a kitchen knife at Bret Harte Elementary School on Monday. The injured student was taken to a hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.
EducationTwin Rivers Unified joins California school districts in building affordable housing for staffDecember 16, 2024 | Srishti PrabhaTwin Rivers Unified School District will build Chuckwagon Park, a workforce development housing project, near Del Paso Heights. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EducationTwin Rivers Unified rolls out culinary arts food truck to boost career educationDecember 10, 2024 | Srishti PrabhaThe food truck — ran almost entirely by students — is a part of the district’s Career and Technical Education Department. An estimated 37% of the students in the district are enrolled in the program. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
