Yolo County Local News: Education


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

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Nurturing Yolo County Families

Yolo County families have many places to find help, including early childhood development services, after-school activities, and recreational opportunities.

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.

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How Cool Are Libraries?

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

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07/19/2024
The University of California Board of Regents approved $100 million for a new residence hall for UC Davis.

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07/08/2024
A program for low-income, first-generation STEM students at community colleges is receiving millions of dollars to expand across the state.

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07/01/2024
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“It’s actually more challenging to make a good cup of coffee than it is to make a good bottle of wine.”

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07/01/2024
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.

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06/21/2024
Measure Y funded construction projects are underway in the Woodland Joint Unified School District.

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06/20/2024
Students and other protestors are dismantling their pro-Palestinian camp in the UC Davis quad after failing to reach agreement with UC Regents and the UC Davis administration over their demands.

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06/11/2024
Funding has been secured to continue the Sacramento Regional Transit RydeFreeRT program for local K-12 students.

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06/07/2024
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.

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06/06/2024
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.

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06/05/2024
EdSource reports that police are dispatched thousands of times per school day across California.

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06/03/2024
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A brand new bookmobile will hit the roads this summer, bringing books to the most rural parts of Yolo County. The parts that don’t have libraries.

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05/30/2024
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.

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05/28/2024
On May 28, UC Davis academic workers joined the strike protesting the University of California response to pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

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05/28/2024
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.

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05/27/2024
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.

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05/24/2024
Woodland Community College announced an upcoming agreement with Chico State University to streamline the transition from the 2-year to the 4-year institution.

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05/20/2024
Sacramento State will be home to the central office for the $10 million Black student advancement drive on all 23 California State University campuses.

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05/19/2024
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.

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05/16/2024
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There’s a problem with local news—it’s drying up.
But there might be a solution. One that Davis Media Access’s Executive Director Autumn LabbĂ©-Renault has been working on for months.

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05/16/2024
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.
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