Education

Gov. Jerry Brown's call for fewer tests may resonate with educators and some parents, but it seems in conflict with efforts to measure – through new tests – how the state's new education blueprint will be followed.

When teachers unions and education groups backed Proposition 98 nearly a quarter-century ago, they told voters it was "a well-thought-out plan for California's schools to once again be among the very best in the nation."

McClatchy High School senior Shazmine Randle earned a $100 college scholarship Friday from Pacific Gas and Electric, but she has her eyes on the company's $30,000 prize.

Six UC Davis faculty members have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society, according to a campus news statement.

Sherry Tam doesn't know where her son will go to school next year.

California lawmakers sent bills to Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday that would allow the state to borrow $865 million from other state accounts and let K-12 districts continue busing their students this school year.

A college fair to educate Latino families about the resources available to send their children to college is planned from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at 2093 Arena Blvd.

Rural and urban school districts in California that make heavy use of buses appear safe – for now.

A federal appellate court Tuesday rejected claims by a former University of the Pacific student that school officials were deliberately indifferent and retaliated against her after she was sexually assaulted by three UOP basketball players.

For Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, his fourth State of the City address was an opportunity to focus on three of his favorite subjects: the arena, the green economy and public education.

The Assembly passed union-backed legislation Monday that would allow charter school petitions to be rejected if they negatively affect a school district's finances.

Elk Grove Unified officials are seeking community comment on a technology plan for the district.

Welcome to open-enrollment season for kindergarten through 12th grades at many Sacramento schools.

The California Teachers Association officially agreed Sunday to back Gov. Jerry Brown's multibillion-dollar tax plan, which should provide the governor hefty financial support for his fall campaign.

Clara Fannjiang, a senior at Davis High School, is a finalist in the annual Intel Science Talent Search.

The infamous pepper-spray incident at UC Davis in November brought a lot of negative attention to the campus. But it didn't hurt fundraising – at least not yet.

Now in his third year at Yuba College, a year he once hoped to spend in Chico or Davis, Robert Bond said every student he knows has struggled to get the classes they need.

In recent years, the rural Esparto Unified School District has eliminated teaching jobs and classes as it struggled to absorb state funding cuts.

President Barack Obama will propose today a financial aid overhaul that for the first time would tie colleges' eligibility for campus-based aid programs – Perkins loans, work-study jobs and supplemental grants for low-income students – to the institutions' success in improving affordability and value, administration officials said.

At first, the kids at Loomis Grammar School read because it was all they could do when their cancer-stricken principal challenged them to open more books.

The Sacramento City Unified School District will hold five community budget forums to provide families and employees with information about how the district is proposing to cut $28 million from its budget.

Following a noontime rally Tuesday, University of California, Davis, students spilled into an unused campus building, saying they intend to occupy it around the clock.

Education activist Michelle Rhee and her husband, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, are visiting California cities to talk about education. They began in San Diego and will travel to San Jose, Fresno and Los Angeles. Today, they will hold a round-table discussion with Sacramento residents.

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. will award $1 million in scholarships to area students.

A local high school junior or senior will win $500 in the annual Sacramento County Office of Education essay contest honoring local military veterans.