Education

To the distinguished California Public High School Class of 2013.

I'm sorry James Franco canceled at the last minute. I'm even sorrier that you wound up getting me as your substitute commencement speaker, but I was offered gas money plus a free lunch.

California State University trustees named new leaders for five of the system's 23 campuses Wednesday, setting off a game of musical chairs in California's higher education landscape.

Two-year colleges are seeing the first signs of relief from years of cost-cutting that produced a virtual stranglehold on students' ability to sign up for needed classes.

Eight veterans of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War awarded high school diplomas by the Sacramento County Office of Education.

Of all the speeches politicians give, one of the most difficult may be the commencement address, given as it is to an audience that is often hot and tired and preoccupied with its own excitement – or anxiety – about the future.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is coming to the rescue of Yuba River Charter School by awarding it the largest cleanup grant in California this year under a national program to restore contaminated lands.

René Delgado, a special education teacher at Leo Palmiter Junior-Senior High School, says there's no mystery to successful teaching: Have a sense of humor, don't take yourself too seriously, and relax.

Just months after California voters passed Proposition 30 to stave off education cuts, a push is under way to ensure that the next stream of higher education funding flows out of the ground.

In many ways, resistance to Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to overhaul California's school financing system is a function of simple math.

About 150 students from 24 Northern California schools gathered Saturday at Sacramento State for the 29th annual Nature Bowl competition.

Class is in session at the A Street center north of downtown Sacramento, where Women's Empowerment staff and volunteers help prepare homeless women for the job market.

Joua Lee, who won $20,000 on Friday toward the purchase of a car, is eager to buy, but first things first:

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called on UC Davis' law graduates to "pursue the work of justice."

Angela Tomasello had a wide smile on her face Friday morning. The third-grader, along with 300 other students from Williamson Elementary School in Rancho Cordova, huddled inside the cafeteria for one reason - to watch a play that Angela had written.

Trustees in the Rocklin Unified School District have named Roger Stock as the new superintendent, replacing veteran Superintendent Kevin Brown, who is retiring after more than a decade in the job.

The San Juan Unified School District tapped two top officials to run the district while Superintendent Glynn Thompson is on paid leave pending an investigation of employee complaints.

Gov. Jerry Brown wants to get Californians through college faster, arguing that a speedier education will open up seats for others so more students can get a degree.

May 15 was less scary for teachers this year.

Six Del Campo High School students are on a mission – that of helping other kids in the Sacramento region.

With Powerball touting a $360 million jackpot today and $170 million in Tuesday night's Mega Millions jackpot, even people who have never tried their luck at the big money have been buying tickets.

Twenty-five years ago, California voters approved – albeit very narrowly – the education community's ballot measure that engraved a complex school finance structure into the state constitution.

San Juan Unified Superintendent Glynn Thompson will be placed on administrative leave while an investigation goes forward about whether he created a hostile work environment for some female administrators, trustees announced Tuesday night.

San Juan Unified Superintendent Glynn Thompson will be placed on administrative leave while an investigation goes forward about whether he created a hostile work environment for some female administrators, trustees announced tonight.

Complaints that San Juan Unified Superintendent Glynn Thompson is a bully who pushes administrators around and treats women unfairly is an orchestrated effort to undermine reform efforts, say some supporters.

The San Juan Unified school board on Tuesday will privately discuss employee complaints that Superintendent Glynn Thompson created a hostile work environment for some female administrators, according to district officials.