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.

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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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05/07/2024
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Largest-Ever Gift to Campus Arts Provides Comprehensive Support for Faculty, Students and Programming 

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05/07/2024
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At the April 25 regular school board meeting, West Sacramento Teachers Association (WSTA) President Doug Knepp and Civil Service Employee Association (CSEA) Vice-President Ruth Pagano began voicing concerns about upcoming salary settlements on the bargaining table.

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05/06/2024
Divestment tops list of five demands issued by encampment organizers.

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05/06/2024
A look back, and a look ahead, for UC Davis student-run radio station KDVS.

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05/02/2024
The Winters Joint Unified School District signed a dual enrollment agreement with Yuba Community College District opening a path for Winters High School students to earn college credits.

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04/29/2024
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At the Woodland Public Library, a community makerspace provides new, tactile learning opportunities in arts and engineering.

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04/25/2024
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A bill from a member of the Legislature’s happiness committee would require schools to come up with homework policies that consider the strain on students.

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04/25/2024
Nine counties located more than an hour away from universities with teacher preparation programs face particular difficulties.

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04/17/2024
Heiress Paris Hilton is on a mission to shine a light on the "troubled teen industry," a largely unregulated multibillion-dollar industry that is gaining public scrutiny for alleged abuse of vulnerable youths.

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04/12/2024
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A bill to mandate use of the method will not advance in the Legislature this year in the face of teachers union opposition.

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04/11/2024
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, underwent updates aimed at broadening its accessibility to students from low-income and undocumented backgrounds. But the National College Attainment Network reported a 36% decrease in FAFSA applications following several technical difficulties with the online portal.

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04/09/2024
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A resolution to refund a bond based on market conditions caused some controversy at the March 28 Washington Unified School District (WUSD) Meeting.

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04/05/2024
UC Davis will be opening a new veterinary genetics research laboratory in Sacramento's Aggies Square.

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04/04/2024
The move puts the fate of AB 2222 in question, but supporters insist that there is room to negotiate changes that can help tackle the state's literacy crisis.

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03/29/2024
Congressman Mike Thompson, D-Yolo, secured $850K in federal funds from the last appropriations bill to help finance the new Walnut Park Library project in the City of Davis.

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03/27/2024
After bringing his story all the way to the University of California Board of Regents, a disabled UC Berkeley student has prompted the UC to ensure emergency evacuation chairs are in every multi-storied building in the 10-university system.

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03/26/2024
Meet the Daily Democrat's Teacher of the Week, Nani Wall of the Science and Technology Academy in Knights Landing.

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03/25/2024
Yolo County student applications for Yolo Community Foundation scholarships of up to $10,000 are due by April 5.

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03/24/2024
UC Davids reported a record high of 115,249 undergraduate applications and Woodland Community College noted a 5% increase in enrollment over last year.

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03/20/2024
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More frequent outdoor breaks can improve student attention, reduce behavior problems.

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