Tahoe Truckee Region Local News: Education

05/31/2023
Workers who lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic and are enrolling in a college program have until June 15 to apply for a California relief grant to receive up to $2,500 as state lawmakers seek to cut programs to plug a budget hole.

05/31/2023
With a conservative Supreme Court expected to rule this summer in favor of ending or restricting affirmative action in college admissions, California’s private universities are worried about the potential impact on campus diversity. College administrators are revamping admissions and doing more high school outreach, while student activists are campaigning against a potential ban.

05/30/2023
Proposed cuts stemming from California’s budget deficit mean community colleges may be unable to improve AC and heating, make safety upgrades or follow through on major programs and infrastructure projects.

05/24/2023
Climate-concerned youth from Truckee will travel to the capital next month to do a presentation on the electrification resolution they proposed in April to the Board of the Truckee-Tahoe Unified School District.

05/21/2023
The UC Student Association is calling for California to spend millions more on disability services at the university, as disabled students report long wait times to access the academic accommodations they say they need to succeed.

05/18/2023
As the state moves to require dyslexia screening in public schools, experts say teachers need to embrace the “science of reading” approach that emphasizes phonics.

05/17/2023
Newsom is closing and downsizing prisons across the state, putting the future of over a thousand incarcerated students at risk. College administrators say they have few resources to help.

05/11/2023
A tour of the remodeled Tahoe Lake Elementary takes Tim Hauserman on a trip down memory lane.

05/09/2023
With thousands of homeless and food-insecure students, state legislators funded new programs to offer support to community colleges. CalMatters explores how it’s going.

05/08/2023
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board has unanimously approved the Lake Tahoe Community College Student Housing Project, which will provide up to 100 students on-campus affordable housing.

04/27/2023
A state bill could end suspensions for students who defy teachers’ orders, disrupt school activities, or engage in other types of “willful defiance”—requiring teachers to de-escalate such incidents instead of forcing a child from the classroom.

04/20/2023
More than a year of mudslinging between the higher education systems has led to delays and anger over the issue of awarding bachelor’s degrees at community colleges.

04/19/2023
Washoe County School District is proposing to close Incline Middle School and consolidate schools. Incline Village community members are fighting back.

04/11/2023
The UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center is sponsoring its third annual circumnavigation of Lake Tahoe, a kayaking journey that takes place June 19-25.

03/31/2023
Families of Incline Village were recently notified by Washoe County School District that Incline Middle School could be shut down as early as the fall of 2024, among other changes,

03/25/2023
The Excellence in Education Foundation announced the return of its popular fundraiser, Golfing for Schools.

03/24/2023
Lake Tahoe Community College received approval to construct a new on-campus building dedicated to student housing. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency fully supported the 33-unit, 100-bed project.

03/18/2023
Marion Joseph died last year, but her years-long battle to improve the reading skills of California youngsters through phonics instruction lives on.

03/14/2023
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to delay state funds to student housing because of the state’s budget deficit. Lawmakers have different ideas on what kind of compromise might be reached.