Gov. Jerry Brown has signed compromise legislation that allows school districts to preserve transportation funding after parents and advocates complained about losing school bus services.

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When Molly Munger's name surfaced last year as a potential partner on efforts to provide more funding for schools, California State PTA President Carol Kocivar had to turn to Google to find out who she was.
Brittany Wiltz, a student at Natomas Charter School, was named the winner of Sacramento Poetry Out Loud for 2012.
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Sacramento City Unified School District trustees have approved $28 million in budget cuts that call for hundreds of employee layoffs, increasing class sizes and eliminating sports and extracurricular activities.
The public is invited to watch 15 high school students perform poetry today in the Sacramento County finals of the Poetry Out Loud competition.
The California State Teachers' Retirement System is hopping on the infrastructure bandwagon, committing $500 million to roads, utilities and more.
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On most days, Richard Savino toils on the Sacramento State campus, his accomplishments unknown to many around him. Few know that this mostly unsung classical guitarist is in high demand, both nationally and internationally.
Mira Loma High School will be defending its National Science Bowl title in Washington, D.C., in April.

Quiz: How can you do on the STAR test
The annual STAR tests given to California school students has important implications for education in the state. Last year, asked readers some of the questions students face. This year, we are using tougher questions. See how you do.
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