Education

Sara Granda, who navigated law school paralyzed from the neck down and drew national attention when her application to take the State Bar exam was rejected because of an online snafu, passed the exam on Saturday.

Furious over fee increases and emotionally charged by the arrests of 53 fellow students, a few hundred UC Davis students demanded action – and accountability – Friday from administrators and the campus police chief.

William Jessup University has announced that it will not raise tuition for the 2010-11 academic year.

Coming soon to a high school near you: the local bank. A number of high schools are opening their doors to financial institutions to teach finance to kids.

LOS ANGELES – The governing board of the University of California approved a $2,500 student fee increase Thursday after two days of tense campus protests across the state.

The Folsom Cordova Unified School District board voted unanimously Thursday night to close Riverview and Cordova Lane elementary schools in Rancho Cordova at the end of this school year.

The entire California State University, Sacramento, collection of works by Wayne Thiebaud, one of America's most celebrated working painters, will be exhibited for the first time Dec. 3 through March 6 in the university's Library Gallery.

The U.S. Census Bureau today released 2008 income and poverty estimates for every school district and county in the nation. These data, part of the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program, currently represent the only source of Census Bureau income and poverty data for each of the nation's 3,142 counties and almost 14,000 Title I-eligible school districts.

Amid rowdy protests, a committee of the University of California regents voted to raise student fees by 32 percent in two steps over the next year, bringing the annual cost of a UC education above $10,000 not including room, board or books.

The Los Rios Community College District board of trustees on Wednesday night appointed Dustin Johnson to serve as Area 1 trustee representing the northwest part of Sacramento County, the district announced.

Women are making little progress cracking the executive glass ceiling in California, according to a study being released today by the University of California, Davis.

Elk Grove Unified board members voted Tuesday night to cut all district sports programs, increase K-3 class sizes and eliminate 592 positions that include all library staff and counselors, and some vice principals and clerical positions to help slash $39.7 million from next school year's budget.

San Juan Unified School District board members voted 3 to 2 on Tuesday to preserve a policy requiring parental consent to excuse students for "confidential medical services" even though it could cause the district to lose state funding.

Students and parents interested in learning more about William Jessup University can attend a preview day on Thursday.

Large protests are expected Wednesday, when University of California regents vote on a plan to raise fees 32 percent over the next year and – for the second year in a row – reduce the number of students the university will serve.

The principal of West Sacramento's River City High School is recovering at home from serious injuries he suffered while trying to break up a fight involving a number of students outside the cafeteria Oct. 28.

Since his appointment in late August, Sacramento City Unified School District Supt. Jonathan P. Raymond has traveled to more than 60 schools on a "listening and learning" tour. Tonight he visits Leonardo da Vinci School.

Folsom Cordova Unified School District Superintendent Pat Godwin has recommended the board of trustees vote to close Riverview and Cordova Lane elementary schools in Rancho Cordova.

University of California: UC leaders advise students to apply to many of the 10 campuses to increase their chances of getting in. Applications must be in by Nov. 30.

The annual race to get into college has begun, and for students who want to attend California's public universities, the competition this year is going to be cutthroat.

John McCormack, an American River College automotive technology instructor, on Friday was named Central Valley New Car Dealers Association's Auto Industry Person of the Year.

A proposal to allow students in the San Juan Unified School District to be excused from school without parental consent for "confidential medical services" has stirred up a debate that's been playing out throughout the state.

California State University, Sacramento, has been named Employer of the Year by the Sacramento chapter of the Women's Transportation Seminar.

Race to the Top, the nation's largest competition for school grants, quieted some critics by adding flexibility to final rules released by the Obama administration this week – but the fighting is far from over in California.