Yolo County Education Digest

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.

Despite Trump’s plans, federal funding is a small part of California’s education budget and the state oversees curriculum.

As academic researchers continue to explore what happened to public education during and after the COVID19 pandemic, they are confirming the harsh reality of decline in such basic skills as reading and mathematics.

The California Teachers Association's "We Can't Wait" campaign plans to use the power of 32 union chapters to increase pressure on school districts to raise salaries, increase staffing and add resources for students.

Plaintiffs claimed that being evaluated on their commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility principles is unconstitutional and has a chilling effect on their free speech rights.

Struggling with prior cuts, California State University calls latest proposed budget cuts unacceptable. Read on to learn more.

Read on for information about how you can enjoy the upcoming parade of planets visible to the naked eye in the night sky over the next several weeks.

A free “Who You Gonna Call?” community event hosted by the Davis Police Accountability Commission and the Social Services Commission on February 12 to provide information about social services and mental health crisis resources. Read on to learn more.

Some schools destroyed years ago in the Sonoma and Butte fires are just now reopening. The long, expensive process of rebuilding in LA may eat up much of the money voters approved in November for school repairs statewide.

In 2018, Newsom promised to add 500,000 new apprenticeships in the decade after taking office. The state is making progress, but how much depends on the definition of “apprenticeship.”

Federal funding for rural schools goes to 39 California counties. School districts in those communities consider the money a lifeline.

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%.