El Dorado County Education Digest

The Lake Tahoe Unified School Board has issued Reduction in Workforce (RIF) notices to 10 district staff in anticipation in layoffs to address a budget shortfall.

The El Dorado County Board of Education is seeking a resident to represent Area 5, which covers South Lake Tahoe and Meyers, replacing current trustee Richard Fischer who has served on the board for more than a decade.

California’s public schools depend on state aid for the lion’s share of their operational income. Two trends – declining enrollment and high absenteeism – are creating financial headaches.

The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources advisors has published a new website with information resources for small acreage landowners raising livestock.

More than two years after the Caldor Fire, Grizzly Flat is facing financial challenges rebuilding the elementary school.

California schools got $23.4 billion in federal pandemic relief money. Low-income schools that got the most may be hardest hit when the funds expire this year.

EdSource asked students at California colleges and universities why they are choosing between online or in-person options.

On one side: Equality California, the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ advocacy group. On the other side: Protect Kids California, a parents rights organization.

Lawyers representing organizations in property-poor school districts are pressing Gavin Newsom and legislators over a school bond for the November ballot.

Immigration enforcement lowers students’ ability to succeed academically and negatively affects their overall learning experience.

Teachers and students tap into a native tradition in which art and nature have always been inextricably linked.

By reframing them as mutually reinforcing rather than mutually exclusive, we can transform education for every child.

The state is to implement long-awaited new guidelines in 2025 despite some calls for a year’s delay.

UC Merced will be highlighted on an Amazon Prime show that showcases universities around the world.

John Adams Academy in El Dorado Hills recently broke ground on a new expansion project that will eventually add seven athletic fields and a playspace for students and families.

If educator candidates are paid a living wage and receive plenty of support, they are more likely to remain in the profession.

California colleges doubt the U.S. Department of Education’s plans will do much to help campuses struggling with delays in awarding financial aid.

One year after California became the first state to require its public universities to provide the abortion pill to students, basic information on where or how students can obtain the medication is lacking.

San Diego State’s Dual Language & English Learner Education department requires students in the credential program to visit schools in Tijuana.

The financial aid expansion is aimed at making good on a pledge last fall when trustees approve a tuition hike.

Five former California superintendents shared potential solutions for reducing the increasing turnover rate in their profession.

California is removing degree requirements from jobs, but state leaders differ about the right approach.

Districts are trying to create or expand vocational training programs that “integrate” students with disabilities into careers and into society.

The proposal aims to help working artists become arts teachers in elementary schools.

Families have a lot of questions right now about how much help they’ll get paying for college—questions that financial aid offices can’t yet answer.

After UC Irvine-affiliated groups on the platform Discord were targeted by trolls spreading gory images, students banded together to block the attack.

Community college students who have taken two years off can apply to have a limited number of units cleared from their GPA.

The Golden State earned a moderate rating from the National Council on Teacher Quality, showing strength in some areas and weakness in others. Only 12 states earned a strong rating.

We need to have a serious discussion about supporting our education investments with stable revenue.

After months of negotiations, university officials offer a 5% pay raise. The union is seeking 12 percent and plans to strike at the end of January.

The 2024 California Children’s Report Card from an organization called Children Now noted that the state has failed to improve economic disparities for students. The report also dings the state for things like STEM offerings, early intervention and special education.

San Diego Unified School District has received more than $700 million in federal and state relief funds since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with these funds ending, some schools could be facing serious deficits.