San Joaquin County Education Digest

Gov. Gavin Newsom launched the community school initiative with $4.1 billion in grants to connect students and their families to medical care, counseling and other services.

There are questions over the arrest of Stockton Unified trustee AngelAnn Flores.

An exploration of the evolving mission of school libraries in the Manteca Unified School District.

Nine counties located more than an hour away from universities with teacher preparation programs face particular difficulties.

Teachers from the Stockton Unified School District demonstrated and spoke out over ongoing labor negotiations at the April 23 board meeting.

While expecting cuts to its budget due to reduced state funds, the Manteca Unified School District is in a resilient position because of policies resulting from the aftermath of the 2008 recession.

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

Heiress Paris Hilton is on a mission to shine a light on the "troubled teen industry," a largely unregulated multibillion-dollar industry that is gaining public scrutiny for alleged abuse of vulnerable youths.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Following a hiatus of over 10 years, Calla High’s sports program is back, recently completed the volleyball, flag football, and basketball seasons, and currently participating in softball.

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.

With just days remaining for voters to cast their votes in the March 5 primary election, the San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters has added security measures to help reduce any concerns of voter fraud.

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

Leap day means several things to Alexander Boxer, a data scientist and the author of “A Scheme of Heaven: The History of Astrology and the Search for Our Destiny in Data.”

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.