Sacramento RegionSac State’s SWANA Center fosters connection, identity and professional developmentSeptember 19, 2024 | Gerardo ZavalaThe new Southwest Asian and North African Center aims to provide a “home base of support” for students from that region. It will provide several services including mentorship, peer services and wellness support.
Health CareSacramento students have firsthand experience with growing vaping crisisSeptember 13, 2024 | Tony RodriguezA quiet crisis is unfolding in the hallways and bathrooms of high schools in Sacramento. Vaping, once thought to be a safer alternative to smoking, has taken a firm hold among teenagers, creating challenges for educators, parents, and the students. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EducationTurned away on the first day of school? That was the reality for 300 Sacramento City Unified students — here’s whySeptember 10, 2024 | Srishti PrabhaDistrict staff received over 750 enrollment applications in an 8-day window, resulting in the system getting “bogged down,” a SCUSD spokesperson said. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EducationSacramento County’s largest districts discuss 2024-25 priorities as students settle in for the yearSeptember 6, 2024 | Srishti PrabhaHere’s what to know about plans for the year at San Juan, Natomas, Sacramento City, Twin Rivers, Elk Grove, and Folsom-Cordova Unified School Districts as school kicks off in the Sacramento region.
State GovernmentHow a proposed California law could end book bans in public librariesSeptember 5, 2024 | Gerardo ZavalaThe law would “ban book bans” by prohibiting the reasons a book could be excluded or have limited access in a public library. This comes after a study found that public libraries saw a 92% increase in titles targeted in 2023 over 2022.
