Yolo County Education Digest

Schools had until March 2026 to spend remaining COVID relief money. The U.S. Department of Education cut those funds, amounting to about $200 million for California K-12 schools.

In 1971 California’s Supreme Court issued one of its most important and far-reaching decisions, declaring that the state’s system of financing public schools — primarily via locally levied property taxes — was unconstitutionally unfair.

A look at the Davis Farm to School program and the school gardens of the Davis Joint Unified School District.

It’s hard to find the disciplinary history of for-profit colleges regulated by California. CalMatters is making it easier.

Nearly 60% of third graders aren’t reading at grade level. A new bill would require schools to use a phonics-based approach to teach students

In their April 1 meeting, the Davis City Council heard ominous warnings from Davis Joint Unified School District Superintendent Best about consequences of not building more housing as soon as possible.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond has regularly worked side jobs at Bay Area nonprofits to earn extra income because he says the state pay is insufficient.

Infrastructure issues at California’s public universities are hindering students and faculty’s ability to learn and work on campus. Lawmakers and system leaders are hoping more state support can help them bring down the $17 billion price tag to fix their academic buildings.

More than 17,400 high school seniors last fall got the sweetest news any anxious student can get: Congratulations, because of your high school GPA, you’re automatically admitted to one of 10 California State University campuses of your choice — and they’re all relatively affordable.

Across California, only one in five eligible college students receive CalFresh due to complicated requirements and an arduous application process. With two-thirds of students experiencing food insecurity, many campuses have started helping them apply for CalFresh.

Yolo County high school residing in a number of zip codes are encouraged to apply before the April deadlines for scholarships from the Yolo Community Foundation, in  partnership with the Sacramento Region Community Foundation.

Facing a third-grade reading level deficit, the Yolo County Office of Education has opened the Yolo Center for Language and Literacy to address language gaps in county students.

For the last century, the money has gone to counties with large amounts of federal land that can’t be taxed. Congress failed to include it in the upcoming budget.

In 2019, his first year in office, Gov. Gavin Newsom launched the Cradle-to-Career Data System, a new state entity that aims to track students’ progress from preschool through employment. The data system was supposed to release its first public dashboard last spring.

Some of California’s most acclaimed schools right now aren’t in elite suburbs or wealthy urban enclaves. They’re in a small city in the San Joaquin Valley, an outpost on Highway 99 surrounded by almond trees and orange groves.

After the Trump administration threw out policies dating back to 2011 limiting immigration arrests at “sensitive locations,” California colleges and universities are providing resources to support students, but can’t stop immigration enforcement from entering public spaces. Some advocates say more must be done.

Just one bill invests in bilingual education programs and its focus on instructional materials is a far cry from the systemic change advocates have called for.

Read on for an update about the Yolo Local project and reflections by Davis Media Access executive director Autumn Labbé-Renault on recent meetings with others in the field of community journalism.

Under Trump’s directive the Department of Education laid off half its staff. The lawsuit argues Trump has no authority to make such drastic changes.

Construction of the Walnut Park Library in Davis will commence with a groundbreaking on April 18. Read on to learn more about this project.

The public is invited to Whitehead Elementary School in Woodland on March 22 to learn more about the new outdoor “Cool School” designs for five elementary schools in the Woodland Joint Unified School District. Read on for details.

Read on to learn how you can volunteer with the Davis Bike Campaign teaching bike skills to local elementary school students.

Read on to learn more about the systemwide strike by University of California workers, including hundreds at UC Davis who walked off the job on February 25.

University of California laboratory technicians, information technologists, museum and health care workers went on strike Wednesday to protest what they say are staffing shortages and other grievances.

Feather River College is still reeling from the 2021 Dixie Fire, which destroyed hundreds of homes in the surrounding community and warped the housing market. The college is one of many schools that have tried — and failed — to secure state grants to build more student housing.

California is giving students more time to apply for college aid due to a drop in completed applications.

A recent report outlined the economic impact of the University of California, Davis, and the numbers are mind-boggling. Read on to learn more.

As the setting for John Steinbeck’s 1950s classic “East of Eden,” Salinas has long been known as a working-class, farming community. Nestled between two mountain ranges and located a few miles inland of Monterey Bay, the city’s geographic location lends itself a beautiful, serene setting.

Read on for details about the $100 million Segundo Infill Housing Project to build new student housing in the northwest portion of the UC Davis campus.

Over 20 Sacramento area museums are participating in the 27th annual Free Museum Weekend on March 1 and 2. Read on for details.

California schools are grappling with the U.S. Department of Education's letter requiring them to scrap their DEI programs.

Join the Yolo Bird Alliance for an online meeting and lecture by two speakers about the decline of American Kestrels across much of North America on February 19 at 7PM over Zoom. Read on for more information about how to (virtually) attend.