EducationCalifornia child care providers demand raises from Gov. Newsom as budget deadline loomsJune 25, 2023Providers say home daycare businesses may need to close if the state continues paying too little in child care subsidies.
Top U.S. health official praises Davis dining program; weighs in on hot topicsJune 20, 2023 | Kate WolffeDuring a visit to UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento-born U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra celebrated the “Good Food as Good Medicine” program, and shared thoughts on artificial intelligence, legal weed and more.
These kids revamped their schoolyard. It could be a model to make cities healthierJune 18, 2023Living near parks can boost health and well being. But low-income communities and those of color often have less access than wealthier, white ones. Revamping schoolyards could be a game changer.
EducationCalifornia professors test out AI in the classroom, even as cheating debate continuesJune 18, 2023While some California college professors remain concerned about students using generative AI such as ChatGPT to cheat in class, a growing number are choosing to encourage its limited use in classroom assignments.
Education‘Everybody assumes that it’s like the rest of California and it’s not’: Rural LGBTQ students and administrators describe campus strife.June 18, 2023In rural and conservative-leaning towns and cities across California, LGBTQ+ student groups are small in number and face homophobic and transphobic incidents on and off campus. Some help is on the way.
EnvironmentCalifornia Schools Start Hatching Heat Plans as the Planet WarmsJune 17, 2023State researchers offer recommendations on how schools can become more heat-resilient in the face of global warming. Proposed changes to state law could make it easier to build shade structures.
SCUSD raises Pride flag after school board unanimously recognizes month honoring LGBTQ+ communityJune 14, 2023 | Srishti PrabhaThis is the second time the Pride flag has been hoisted at the Serna Center, the first being for Trans Day of Visibility in March.
Arts and LifestyleThe way Sacramento pays for arts education is broken. Here’s what could help.June 14, 2023 | Srishti PrabhaProposition 28 in 2022 marked a historic investment for arts education. That, along with an arts block grant, were to be the panacea for three decades of non-existent arts education. However, funding limitations prompt more questions than solutions.
EducationFrustration after a fire: Recovery for rural schools can be long and complexJune 11, 2023Staff, students and families in remote towns of state still struggling with homelessness years after fires
EducationCalifornia expands partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to make free books available to kids under 5June 8, 2023All Californians under 5 will be eligible for a free monthly book in English or Spanish thanks to the expansion of a partnership between California and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
