Tuvya Bergson-Michelson won the 2013 California Geographic Bee on Friday after a grueling five-hour contest that included more than 100 students from across the state.

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Trustees of the Sacramento City Unified School District voted 4-2 Thursday to convert Rosa Parks Middle School to a kindergarten through eighth-grade campus to accommodate students displaced when nearby Mark Hopkins Elementary closes at the end of the school year.
A Sacramento mother said she felt panic Tuesday after learning that a substitute bus driver for the Natomas Unified School District dropped her 6-year-old autistic son at the wrong elementary school.
Teachers
It could become easier to fire a teacher in California: The Assembly Education Committee voted 7-0 Wednesday to approve a bill that would streamline the process for jettisoning incompetent or abusive educators.
Sacramento City Unified School District trustees today will consider converting Rosa Parks Middle School to a K-8 campus to accommodate students displaced when neighboring Mark Hopkins Elementary closes in the fall.
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The letters are written. The campaign is launched. Now the question remains: Will Congress heed President Barack Obama's call for more preschool funds to give the youngest learners an edge in schooling?
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High school students in Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Sacramento, Solano, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba counties can participate in the Congressional Art Competition by submitting entries to the Office of Rep. John Garamendi.

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