El Dorado County Education Digest

In 2019, his first year in office, Gov. Gavin Newsom launched the Cradle-to-Career Data System, a new state entity that aims to track students’ progress from preschool through employment. The data system was supposed to release its first public dashboard last spring.

Some of California’s most acclaimed schools right now aren’t in elite suburbs or wealthy urban enclaves. They’re in a small city in the San Joaquin Valley, an outpost on Highway 99 surrounded by almond trees and orange groves.

After the Trump administration threw out policies dating back to 2011 limiting immigration arrests at “sensitive locations,” California colleges and universities are providing resources to support students, but can’t stop immigration enforcement from entering public spaces. Some advocates say more must be done.

Just one bill invests in bilingual education programs and its focus on instructional materials is a far cry from the systemic change advocates have called for.

Under Trump’s directive the Department of Education laid off half its staff. The lawsuit argues Trump has no authority to make such drastic changes.

University of California laboratory technicians, information technologists, museum and health care workers went on strike Wednesday to protest what they say are staffing shortages and other grievances.

Feather River College is still reeling from the 2021 Dixie Fire, which destroyed hundreds of homes in the surrounding community and warped the housing market. The college is one of many schools that have tried — and failed — to secure state grants to build more student housing.

California is giving students more time to apply for college aid due to a drop in completed applications.

Read on for more information about two upcoming projects on Sierra Community Access Television.

As the setting for John Steinbeck’s 1950s classic “East of Eden,” Salinas has long been known as a working-class, farming community. Nestled between two mountain ranges and located a few miles inland of Monterey Bay, the city’s geographic location lends itself a beautiful, serene setting.

Read on to learn more about the Project Lead The Way STEM curriculum being offered at Lakeview Elementary in the Rescue Union School District.

California schools are grappling with the U.S. Department of Education's letter requiring them to scrap their DEI programs.

Despite Trump’s plans, federal funding is a small part of California’s education budget and the state oversees curriculum.

Read on to learn which of four competing local high school students was proclaimed the winner of the February 6 Poetry Out Loud 2025 El Dorado Finals.

As academic researchers continue to explore what happened to public education during and after the COVID19 pandemic, they are confirming the harsh reality of decline in such basic skills as reading and mathematics.

Read on to lean more about the new Solar Lease Project, launched across facilities in the Rescue Union School District.

Read on to learn more about Jennifer Kloczko, the newly appointed superintendent of the Gold Oak Union School District.

The California Teachers Association's "We Can't Wait" campaign plans to use the power of 32 union chapters to increase pressure on school districts to raise salaries, increase staffing and add resources for students.

Plaintiffs claimed that being evaluated on their commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility principles is unconstitutional and has a chilling effect on their free speech rights.

Struggling with prior cuts, California State University calls latest proposed budget cuts unacceptable. Read on to learn more.

Read on to learn more about the University of California Master Gardener program and the UCCE Master Gardeners of El Dorado County.

Read on to learn more about the El Dorado County Academic Decathlon, won this year by the team from Oak Ridge High School.

Some schools destroyed years ago in the Sonoma and Butte fires are just now reopening. The long, expensive process of rebuilding in LA may eat up much of the money voters approved in November for school repairs statewide.

In 2018, Newsom promised to add 500,000 new apprenticeships in the decade after taking office. The state is making progress, but how much depends on the definition of “apprenticeship.”

Federal funding for rural schools goes to 39 California counties. School districts in those communities consider the money a lifeline.

Learn how you can apply for scholarships and grants from the Women’s Fund El Dorado.

Read on to learn how your donation to the El Dorado Community Foundation Giving Circle will contribute to scholarships for local graduating seniors entering college.

Learn how the Tahoe Fund is raising $50,000 for Lake Tahoe Community College scholarships to develop the local forestry workforce.

California legislators want to limit deportation actions at schools, but they can’t ban immigration officials.

Learn how you can participate in the El Dorado Community Foundation scholarship giving circle and help send a local high school senior to college.

All high school students are required to take civics, but a lack of money can limit opportunities. And in some communities, parent objections pressure teachers to avoid certain topics.

Child care centers throughout California struggled to find people with the right credentials to look after their babies, toddlers and preschoolers. At the same time, many people who wanted to become early childhood educators faced difficulties in earning the credentials.