New California Laws 2016New California Law Boosts Worker Protections For School LeaveJanuary 6, 2016 | Chris NicholsTaking time off work to enroll a child in school or daycare will be a protected activity for many workers in California under a new law effective Jan. 1.
Sac State Winter Grads Entering Better Job MarketDecember 18, 2015 | Steve MilneSleep Train Arena will be filled with pomp and circumstance Friday and Saturday for Sacramento State's Winter Commencement ceremonies. Nearly 3,500 students are graduating. And many of them already have jobs lined up. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
UNR Moving Forward With New Fine Arts BuildingDecember 16, 2015 | Steve MilneThe University of Nevada, Reno is planning a $20 million fine arts building with a museum, recital hall, practice rooms, and electro-acoustic lab. UNR says it has already secured most of the money from donor gifts and pledges. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezJoseph In The Well's Holiday Benefit ShowDecember 16, 2015The band Joseph in the Well will hold a holiday benefit show on Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Brickhouse Gallery. Fifty percent of the proceeds from the show and album will go to benefit music projects in Sacramento public schools. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
San Joaquin County Lags In Student LiteracyDecember 14, 2015 | Rich IbarraThree out of four San Joaquin County students third graders ended the last school year without the reading skills they need. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentReport: Underfunded School Facilities In Danger Of DisrepairNovember 30, 2015 | Ben BradfordA UC Berkeley report finds California school facilities are underfunded, and that’s putting more stress on the budgets of districts serving low-income students. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California Tribal Official Pleads Guilty, Quits Teaching At American River CollegeNovember 30, 2015(AP) - The former administrator of a Sacramento-area Indian tribe has quit his job as a business instructor at American River College after pleading guilty to helping steal more than $17 million in a kickback scheme.
EnvironmentCalifornia Sixth-Grade Textbooks Frame Climate Change As UncertainNovember 30, 2015 | Amy QuintonA recent study shows many sixth-grade science textbooks in California frame climate change as uncertain in the scientific community and that it may or may not be human-caused. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentSacramento State Continues Expansion With $91 Million State-Of-The-Art Science FacilityNovember 19, 2015 | Ed JoyceSacramento State has announced plans to build a state-of-the-art education building that will include high tech teaching labs for the Biology and Chemistry departments.
State GovernmentUC Looks To Expand Student EnrollmentNovember 19, 2015 | Ben BradfordThe University of California wants to increase its undergraduate population by about 5 percent. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
