With receivership visible on the horizon, what will SCUSD do?
Sacramento City Unified lays off 503 employees to fight $170M deficit Sacramento City Unified School District is facing a major financial deficit of $170.5 million…
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Cal State may soon offer degrees that take just 3 years to finish. Work experience counts, too
By Mikhail Zinshteyn, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Students may soon be able to earn bachelor’s degrees…
What’s holding back California students? A new report urges stronger state oversight
By Carolyn Jones, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California K-12 schools have come a long way over…
California colleges went big on online learning tools. Then the worst happened
By Colin Lecher and Mikhail Zinshteyn, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Esther Mejia and Kelly Merchant had…
Cal State struck a deal with OpenAI. Some students and faculty refuse to use it
Cal State struck a deal with OpenAI. Some students and faculty refuse to use it By Angel Corzo, CalMatters This story was originally published by…
California’s higher education Master Plan in flux?
by AIDAN WYROUGH Faced with growing concerns that California’s higher education system is outdated and unresponsive to the needs of an increasingly diverse student population, lawmakers…
Wave of California teacher strikes ‘is no coincidence’
The California Teachers Association organized to trigger a wave of negotiations and potential strikes to garner public attention and flex political muscle. by Carolyn Jones,…
Breaking Literacy Barriers
With support, students with dyslexia and other learning disorders can thrive Reading and writing are vital everyday tasks: Ordering from a menu, sending a birthday…
Stronger Standards, Stronger Readers
New standard for teacher accreditation focuses on literacy skills A significant element in improving literacy rates among children and teens in California has been updating…
Building Literacy
Sacramento County READS promotes teaching literacy through foundational, time-tested practices by Jill Spear As an educator and a parent, Channa Pitt knows firsthand about the…
Taking the Initiative
Sacramento County Office of Education aims to improve literacy rates among area students by Jacob Peterson With more than 55 percent of its students falling…
‘Don’t Give Up’: Mental health and unemployment
Workforce Development Board of Solano County and partner agency Caminar help Fairfield woman find her dream job. Leslie Carrillo, 43, of Fairfield, once worked as…
The color of COVID
Editor’s note: Studies show that racial disparities in the pandemic go far beyond health The COVID-19 pandemic has hit particularly hard at communities of color…
Facts Matter
By Edgar Sanchez Ivan Caballero has thick skin. That would explain why the Sacramento City College freshman recently revealed he doesn’t care what President Donald…
WALKSacramento Strives to Ensure the Safety of Sacramento Students
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Five days a week, thousands of boys and girls throughout Sacramento walk to school and back—putting themselves in peril. At many corners,…
Yvonne R. Walker: How to fix Prop. 13
Large corporations need to pay their fair share Proposition 13 was passed because the legislature at the time couldn’t agree how to help families stay…
916 Ink Provides Young Writers Publishing Opportunities
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Three months ago, Molly Seely began a new chapter in her life by attending Amplify — a week-long summer camp for girls…