Yolo County Education Digest

Read on to learn details about a free class by UC Master Gardener Bonnie Berman on January 25 about how to care for your fruit trees.

California legislators want to limit deportation actions at schools, but they can’t ban immigration officials.

Meet the newly appointed officers and learn more about the committee assignments as the board prepares for 2025.

An introduction to the Short Term Emergency Aid Committee (STEAC) and their work assembling and distributing food packs to Winters Joint Unified School District after-school program students. Read on to learn more about STEAC and how you can volunteer.

All high school students are required to take civics, but a lack of money can limit opportunities. And in some communities, parent objections pressure teachers to avoid certain topics.

Child care centers throughout California struggled to find people with the right credentials to look after their babies, toddlers and preschoolers. At the same time, many people who wanted to become early childhood educators faced difficulties in earning the credentials.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s “Master Plan for Career Education” seeks to help the nearly 7 million adults in California who lack college degrees by giving them college credit for their work experience and by changing the requirements on some state jobs.

Learn how to apply for a Yolo Community Foundation scholarship. Deadline is March 14, 2025.

Learn how to apply for a Yolo Community Foundation scholarship. Deadline is March 14, 2025.

It has been eight years since California voters repealed a 1998 law directing public school districts to essentially eliminate their bilingual programs. But the fallout from the state’s vacillating history of bilingual education has led to California falling short of providing a quality education not only to non-English speakers but also to students who want to be bilingual.

Chronic absenteeism dropped to 20% last school year, but that is still higher than the pre-pandemic rate of 12%.

Cal State has a goal to graduate 40% of its freshmen within four years. It now graduates 36% — it’s highest rate ever. On other goals, the system is further behind.

Learn why union service workers at UC Davis and other campuses went on strike on November 20.

As California public universities try to balance campus safety with students’ right to protest, community colleges are squaring off in court with students and staff who argue that the schools are violating their freedom of speech, explains CalMatters community college reporter Adam Echelman.

Declining enrollment, the end of pandemic relief funding and uncertain state funding are forcing school districts to make some difficult decisions.

The University of California anticipates more than a $500 million budget gap next summer, so It’s considering a $3,402 jump in tuition for new nonresident students next fall. Meanwhile, the system is planning billions in construction projects.

More than 115,000 children in California were undocumented in the most recent census count, and it’s estimated almost half of California children have at least one immigrant parent.

The Sacramento City Unified School Board was presented with a plan to address discriminatory practices against Black students with disabilities.

More than half of the school board races in 49 counties analyzed won't appear on the November ballot because either no one is running for the seat or a single candidate is unopposed.

Learn more about volunteer opportunities with the Yolo County Library’s Adult & Family Literacy program.

A new state law bans private colleges from considering an applicant’s ties to family members who are alumni or donors. California’s public universities don’t use legacy admissions.

An explainer about the Woodland Joint Unified School District Measure P on the November ballot.

A $3 million Hispanic Serving Institution grant from the U.S. Department of Education was awarded to Woodland Community College.

California’s private nonprofit colleges will no longer be able grant students an admissions advantage if their parents donated to or went to the same college after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law this morning banning the practice.

An estimated 1 in 5 schools has no air conditioning and another 10% need repair. Underfunded schools struggle to keep classrooms cool as heat waves intensify. “It’s a hot mess,” one teacher says.

A report on the League of Women Voters candidate forum for Davis School Board Trustee Area 2 held on September 26.

The Mercury News guide to the Proposition 2 $10 billion bond to build and repair public schools.

Applications are open for high school students to participate in the annual California Association of Resource Conservation Districts annual Speak-Off Competition.

Community colleges are designed to help students get an associate degree and transfer to a four-year university. Most community college students never graduate or transfer, a state audit found.

Cal State officials are projecting a 2025-26 budget hole of about $400 million to $800 million. They are warning of layoffs and academic cuts.

After delays and mishaps, California announces $450 million for high school career pathways.

The UC Regents approved campus requests for more tools for UC police months after campus protesters clashed with law enforcement.