San Joaquin County Local Education News Articles and Digest

Education Sustainability City of Manteca

Manteca Unified School District Energy Costs Increase

04/17/2024
Energy costs increased by $1.4M during the last school year at Manteca Unified School District.

Education Land Use & Development

04/15/2024
The Manteca Unified School District purchase of nearly 9 acres of land is slated for the expansion of the Nile Garden School campus.

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Education Crime & Justice

State DOJ Concludes Five-Year Investigation Into Policing Practices at Stockton Unified

04/13/2024

The California Department of Justice has ended its monitoring of the Stockton Unified School District and its Department of Public Safety after five years, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced.

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Bill to Mandate ‘Science of Reading’ in California Classrooms Dies

04/12/2024
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A bill to mandate use of the method will not advance in the Legislature this year in the face of teachers union opposition.

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California Attempts to Increase Access to State Financial Aid for Students as FAFSA Problems Persist

04/11/2024
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, underwent updates aimed at broadening its accessibility to students from low-income and undocumented backgrounds. But the National College Attainment Network reported a 36% decrease in FAFSA applications following several technical difficulties with the online portal.

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Business, Economy & Jobs Education

Ripon High Student Completes Apprenticeship

04/10/2024
Ripon High student Aaron ‘Luke’ Ruba has completed the Apprenticeship Reaching Career Horizons program.

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Education

Bill to Mandate ‘Science of Reading’ in California Schools Faces Teachers Union Opposition

04/04/2024
The move puts the fate of AB 2222 in question, but supporters insist that there is room to negotiate changes that can help tackle the state's literacy crisis.

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Education City of Lodi

Lodi High Considers Schedule Change

04/04/2024
Lodi High is considering a schedule change from 6 to 7 periods with students attending six classes on Wednesdays and four on the other days.

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Education Elections & Politics City of Lodi

Jordan Giannoni to Represent Area 5 in San Joaquin County Board of Education

04/04/2024
First time candidate and Lodi native Jordan Giannoni will put her Doctorate in Education from John Hopkins University to use representing her area on the school board.

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Education Health

California’s Disabled Students Left Behind During Emergencies: ‘They Just Weren’t Ready for Someone Like Me’

03/27/2024
After bringing his story all the way to the University of California Board of Regents, a disabled UC Berkeley student has prompted the UC to ensure emergency evacuation chairs are in every multi-storied building in the 10-university system.

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Our Students Need More Recess

03/20/2024
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More frequent outdoor breaks can improve student attention, reduce behavior problems.

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Toy Community Center to Open Soon

03/20/2024
Located at Yosemite and Fremont Avenues in Manteca, the two-story 8,000 square foot building is being renovated to as a meeting and connection space for local teens and is expected to open with limited services summer of 2024.

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Education

Q&A: How the 50-Year-Old Case That Transformed English Learner Education Began

03/14/2024
An interview with Lucinda Lee Katz, the first grade teacher of the lead plaintiff in the Supreme Court case Lau vs. Nichols.

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Education

Ripon Unified School District Adds Teachers

03/11/2024
Ripon Unified hired new five certificated teachers for the 2024-2025 school year and an additional two from position switches.

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Education

Jefferson School Named a California Distinguished School

03/08/2024
Jefferson School in Tracy was honored with its fifth California Distinguished School award by the California State Department of Education.

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Education

Stein High School Recognized as Model Continuation School

03/08/2024
George & Evelyn Stein High School in Tracy was recognized as a 2024 Model Continuation High School by the California Department of Education.

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Education Agriculture, Food & Gardening Housing

New Website Features Information on Care of Backyard Chickens, Sheep, Goats

03/07/2024
The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources advisors has published a new website with information resources for small acreage landowners raising livestock.

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Education

Fewer Students, Higher Absenteeism Affect California Public School Financing

03/07/2024
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.

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Education

Manteca High Awarded

03/06/2024
Manteca High was named a 2024 California Distinguished School by the California State Board of Education.

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COVID-19 Education

California Schools Gained Billions During COVID-19. Now the Money is Running Out

03/04/2024
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.

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