San Joaquin County Education Digest

Maureen Riley has been hired as the new Principal of Art Freiler School by the Tracy Unified School District.

A July 23 mixer sponsored by the Tracy Unified School Districts and the Tracy Chamber of Commerce welcomed dozens of new teachers to the community.

New state green energy rules for public education facilities mean that Measure A funded upgrades to Brock Elliott and Joshua Cowell schools will include solar panels and onsite battery storage.

The new Thomas Toy Community Center at 602 East Yosemite Avenue in Manteca opened for a "sneak preview" game night on July 25 and received positive reviews from local teens.

Manteca Unified School District announced the hiring of new principals for French Camp, Mossdale, and New Haven elementary schools.

In their July 23 meeting, the Stockton Unified School District voted to extend Superintendent Michelle Rodriguez's contract another four years.

Work funded by $8.4 million from Measure G and Measure A bond measures has upgraded the classrooms, playground and playing field turf.

Volunteers are needed to help staff the Manteca Historical Museum.

Officials in Manteca are seeking to take an acre of the 17-acre Tara elementary school for use as a sixth fire station.

Following reports of school book banning, Lodi Unified School District Superintendent Neil Young announced the disbanding of the book review committee.

As the new school year approaches, local community group is seeking community donations to help it reach its goal of acquiring 1,500 backpacks for distribution to underprivileged children this summer.

San Joaquin County community group Ray of Hope is urgently seeking donations of food and school supplies to help fill the summer gap in meals for school age youth and to prepare for the coming school year.

A program for low-income, first-generation STEM students at community colleges is receiving millions of dollars to expand across the state.

The new Thomas Toy Community Center in Manteca is calling for volunteers as it prepares to open in September.

Small and low-income school officials say the bond measure deal is unfair. The money is allocated through matching grants, so wealthier districts that can raise more local funds will get more money from the state.

In their June 25 meeting, the Tracy Unified School District Board of Trustees approved putting a $190 million bond to fund school facility upgrades on the November ballot.

The San Joaquin Delta College Board of Trustees approved a bond measure for $598 million on the November ballot to fund facility upgrades.

In their June 18 meeting, the trustees of San Joaquin Delta College approved an almost $600 million facilities bond measure for the November ballot.

Funding has been secured to continue the Sacramento Regional Transit RydeFreeRT program for local K-12 students.

The two-day CalMatters Ideas Festival wrapped on June 6 with more than a dozen events examining critical policy issues impacting the lives of millions of Californians.

A panel of labor experts at the CalMatters Ideas Festival say California workers should have more access to more apprenticeships that pay more. Barriers still exist, especially for women and low-income Californians.

EdSource reports that police are dispatched thousands of times per school day across California.

The state is directly investing money for low-income students and all newborns to attend college. After two years, the program is still not widely known by the students who need the most financial assistance.

After University of California students were arrested or suspended for protests, student workers are striking at three campuses. The Office of President says the strike violates the union contract.

The Manteca Unified School District began its free Seamless Summer Lunch program on May 28 for children ages 2 to 18.

On May 28, UC Davis academic workers joined the strike protesting the University of California response to pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

Two major forces are at play: Gov. Gavin Newsom scaled back his promise of increased financial support for Cal State, while university officials agreed to 5% salary increases earlier this year.

The Manteca Unified School District is allocating $1.4 million for the purchase of nearly 9 acres to expand the Nile Garden School campus.

Longtime Ripon Unified School District Area 5 Trustee Christina Orlando is resigning effective June 24.

Sacramento State will be home to the central office for the $10 million Black student advancement drive on all 23 California State University campuses.

The job action starting today at UC Santa Cruz isn’t about pay, but instead is in response to how UC deployed police to clear pro-Palestinian encampments on campuses.

The Thomas Toy Community Center at Fremont and Yosemite Avenue held an open house on May 17 ahead of its official opening in September.