Education

Cortez Quinn's future as president of the Twin Rivers Unified School District board is in question, again.

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.

The legacy of St. Francis High School teacher Kathy Carlisle will be in the spotlight in hopes of galvanizing the next generation of teachers, as the University of Minnesota this week begins an exhibit of Holocaust-inspired photos shot by her students.

The 1.5-mile walk will raise money for equipment and programs to inspire the school's students to lead active lifestyles.

The Woodland High School engineering program has won a $10,000 award from Pacific Gas and Electric.

Franklin High School students will collect clothing and household items to benefit the school and Big Brothers Big Sisters from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 20 in the school parking lot at 6400 Whitelock Parkway in Elk Grove.

Brian King became chancellor of the Los Rios Community College District in February, taking over the state's second-largest district as it begins recovering from years of budget cuts.

Over a long, emotionally taxing night in January, three foreign students told Roseville police how they had been abused by a man who brought them to this country to play at his fledgling basketball academy. At 2 a.m., they were done, and the question arose: Where do they go now?

Elk Grove Unified's Virtual Academy is accepting registration through Sept. 10 for kindergarten through eighth grade for the 2013-14 school year.

Seven students from schools in Davis, Folsom, Roseville and Carmichael are to compete April 5 in the state competition of the National Geographic Bee at Cosumnes River College.

Celeste Roseberry-McKibbin teaches speech pathology at California State University, Sacramento, by day and collects books for children by night.

Oak Ridge High School's Steve Seely is the best high school teacher in the state, according to the California League of High Schools.

Across the region, school districts are considering how to trim programs because federal cuts known as the sequester took effect March 1 when federal leaders could not agree on a spending plan.

The Sacramento City Unified School District faces a $5.6 million budget gap next school year, smaller than in recent years but still leading to cuts such as the closure of seven elementary schools.

How do you make a robot throw Frisbees? That was what 1,000 students from 53 high school teams tried to figure out Saturday as they competed in the Sacramento regional Ultimate Ascent robotics competition at UC Davis.

Parents hoping to choose which Sacramento City elementary school their children will attend in the fall submitted hundreds of applications in the closing days of the open enrollment period, the district reported Friday.

Educators and policymakers continue to debate whether computers are a good teaching tool. But a growing number of schools are asking students to bring their own smartphones, tablets, laptops and even their video game players to class.

Parents hoping to choose which Sacramento City elementary school their children will attend in the fall submitted hundreds of applications in the closing days of the open enrollment period, the district reported today.

Luther Burbank High School students on Thursday launched a second year of selling fresh, organic fruits and vegetables, part of a nonprofit campaign to promote healthy eating.

A teenage victim is suing the Sacramento City Unified School District and a former special education teacher convicted of child sex crimes.

Siegrid "Ziggy" Robeson, who was fired as Twin Rivers Unified's deputy superintendent, is seeking $3.9 million from the school district for what she says was a campaign of retaliation that included a fabricated drunken driving report.

Sara Noguchi, area assistant superintendent at the Sacramento City Unified School District, joined The Bee for a live chat Tuesday and offered last-minute guidance on open enrollment.

An Assembly budget subcommittee voted Tuesday to reject Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to shift adult education responsibilities from K-12 school districts to the California Community Colleges system.

You know you want to get rid of that antique computer that's so old it takes floppy disks. And that pile of paper littered with account numbers is getting to be an eyesore.

The California State University system hopes to add 6,000 students, provide raises to faculty and staff members and cover rate increases for employee health care benefits using an additional $125.1 million in funding allocated in Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed state budget.