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Nevada County Local News: Education


All Local Education News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

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10/08/2024
Learn more about the Nevada City Bike Bus which is launching on November 15.

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09/30/2024
On September 30, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the new playground at Scotten Elementary School in Grass Valley.

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09/30/2024
An estimated 1 in 5 schools has no air conditioning and another 10% need repair. Underfunded schools struggle to keep classrooms cool as heat waves intensify. “It’s a hot mess,” one teacher says.

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09/30/2024
California’s private nonprofit colleges will no longer be able grant students an admissions advantage if their parents donated to or went to the same college after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law this morning banning the practice.

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09/27/2024
A report on the responses to submitted questions by candidates for Nevada Joint Union High School District Board in the November election.

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09/27/2024
The Mercury News guide to the Proposition 2 $10 billion bond to build and repair public schools.

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09/24/2024
Cal State officials are projecting a 2025-26 budget hole of about $400 million to $800 million. They are warning of layoffs and academic cuts.

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09/24/2024
Community colleges are designed to help students get an associate degree and transfer to a four-year university. Most community college students never graduate or transfer, a state audit found.

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09/19/2024
After delays and mishaps, California announces $450 million for high school career pathways.

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09/19/2024
The UC Regents approved campus requests for more tools for UC police months after campus protesters clashed with law enforcement.

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09/18/2024
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Sierra College announced the start of the Fall 2024 semester, which began on August 19, with an impressive enrollment of over 19,000 students - an 11% increase from Fall 2023 and the highest enrollment since 2018.

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09/18/2024
Applications are being accepted to serve on an open seat of the Clear Creek Elementary School District Board of Trustees.

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09/17/2024
In a September 15 ceremony, officials and members of the public attended the unveiling of a plaque designating the Lime Kiln Schoolhouse on Duggans Road a historic landmark.

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09/17/2024
Failed legislative bills have attempted to create safe parking programs for students to sleep in their cars on California campuses while awaiting housing. Meanwhile, Long Beach City College allows homeless students to park overnight.

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09/13/2024
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Tahoe Expedition Academy announced the return of its annual Gear Market fundraiser event to celebrate the start of the new school year and give families a chance to purchase everything they’d need at low costs—from camping gear and skis to bikes and sports equipment to shoes and kids outerwear and more.

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09/11/2024
California’s public schools have a numbers problem —and it’s not just that their students don’t score very highly in national tests of mathematics ability.

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09/05/2024
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School is back in session and Gateway Mountain Center's 4Roots Youth Wellness Center is ready to welcome students for the 2024/25 school year! Whether it's at lunch, during a free period, or after school, 4Roots is steps away from the Truckee High School campus and offers a place to destress and decompress from the challenges of daily life in a safe, inclusive, and welcoming environment.

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09/05/2024
Lawmakers approved two bills to allow some community colleges to provide bachelor’s degrees in nursing. That’s setting up another conflict with the California State University, which already offers these bachelor’s degrees.

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09/04/2024
Information about how the state’s K-12 students are performing is located on several sites and is difficult to understand, a new report finds.

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09/04/2024
The California School Dashboard makes it hard for the public to see how schools and districts are performing over multiple years, concludes the report's lead author.
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