San Joaquin County Local News: Education


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

Image caption: California's sprawling public education system encompasses approximately 10,500 schools.
California’s Education System: How the Bureaucracy Works

How California's extensive public school system is organized and managed, explained.

Image caption: California's library system dates back 171 years.
How Cool Are Libraries?

California has gone from one library to more than 1,100 in the last 171 years.

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09/06/2024
It's been a year since Doctor Michelle Rodriguez became the new Superintendent of the Stockton Unified School District, and Stocktonia checks in on her progress.

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09/06/2024
A profile of Lodi Unified School District Board of Education member Joe Nava, who is running for reelection on the November ballot.

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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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08/31/2024
A look at Gary Knackstedt who is running for reelection to the Lodi Unified School District Board of Education.

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08/30/2024
Garden Joy community garden is working with the Manteca Unified School District to help meet its goal of locally sourcing 20 percent of school meal produce by the next school year.

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08/29/2024
A look at the training program for beginner farmers offered by the Center for Land-Based Learning in Woodland.

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08/27/2024
New Stanislaus State President Britt Rios-Ellis shared her views on the bright future of the Stockton satellite campus.

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08/25/2024
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A NEW REPORT delivers bad and good news for the Central Valley.The bad news: The vast majority of parents, 79%, want their children to get a bachelor’s degree, but just 26% of students in the region are on pace to achieve that.The good news: Central Valley educators in both K-12 and higher education are pioneering strategies that could transform the region’s low college attainment rates.

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08/25/2024
In the final week of session, legislators are debating whether to give more leeway to public school teachers when to report students to law enforcement. Supporters say disabled and students of color are unfairly disciplined, but opponents say school safety is at risk.

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08/24/2024
Stocktonia notes an increase in trustees showing up late, leaving early, or not attending meetings of the Stockton Unified Board of Education.

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08/20/2024
California officials have warned students for years that for-profit schools may make misleading career claims — leaving them with “a mountain of debt” but no job. Still, many for-profit schools remain on the state’s list of recommended job training programs.

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08/19/2024
Schools that banned phones a few years ago have advice for other districts as the governor calls for a crackdown.

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08/13/2024
Manteca High has launched a pilot program in which student cell phones will be kept in lockers during classes.

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08/12/2024
Some California agencies are offering incentives and hosting workshops for school districts that want to build affordable housing for teachers.

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08/08/2024
River Islands High welcomes its first students for the 2024-2025 school year.

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08/08/2024
A look back at Dr. Michelle Rodriguez's first year as superintendent of the Stockton Unified School District.

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08/07/2024
With its opening still months away, the Thomas Toy Teen Center is seeking donations and volunteers, and is hosting an open house on August 15.

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08/06/2024
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Water fountains and sinks will remain closed until further notice at Davis Elementary School in Stockton after testing showed E. coli bacteria present in the water on campus, school officials announced this week. 

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