Shasta County Office of Education trustee Robert Brown resigns
To fill Brown’s vacancy, SCOE is accepting qualified applicants that reside in the area he represented.
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Anderson Union High School District board rejects rehiring of former West Valley football coach
Greg Grandell resigned from West Valley in 2020 after students came forward with allegations of ritualized hazing among players, something Grandell has denied knowledge of. The former coach was on a new hire list presented by district staff to the AUHSD board last night, where he was unanimously rejected.
Superintendent Mike Freeman announces bid to maintain seat as head of Shasta County Office of Education
Freeman was appointed to his position as superintendent in 2024. He’s the only candidate to submit a campaign filing for the position with the elections office thus far.
Board allocates nearly $1 million in opioid funds to support two Shasta College programs
The funding will help support paid internships for students working towards future careers in drug and alcohol treatment. It will also support the basic needs of some recently incarcerated students through the STEP-UP program.
After nearly two years, Congress throws rural schools a lifeline
Despite decades of broad bipartisan support, funding for the rural schools in heavily forested areas program expired in 2023 and was not renewed. The program provided nearly $34 million to California counties in 2024, a lifeline for rural schools without a strong tax base. Students from California traveled to Washington, D.C., to help push the lapsed bill over the finish line.
North State Congressman Doug LaMalfa helps secure funding for rural schools and communities nationwide
The Secure Rural Schools Act secures funding for rural communities. The payments, which had expired in fiscal year 2023, provide funding for schools, roads, public safety and fire prevention in rural areas.
Whitmore and Mountain Union elementary schools will be consolidated under a single district
Effective July 1, 2027, the two school districts will merge. Both schools will remain open
‘Fewer children are able to thrive’: California AmeriCorps programs adapt to funding uncertainty
Nearly a dozen programs for vulnerable students and communities have ended their services through AmeriCorps. Hundreds of tutoring and mentoring positions in schools have also been eliminated, while funding disruptions have made it difficult to recruit and retain staff.
Northern California school district sues U.S. Department of Education over slashed mental health grants
After a student suicide, McKinleyville Union School District has relied on federal funds to build support systems
What is happening to ethnic studies in California?
All high school students, starting with this year’s freshmen class, were expected to be required to take an ethnic studies class in order to graduate. But the implementation of the “ethnic studies mandate” is contingent on being funded. There was no funding for it in this year’s state budget.
Anderson Union High School District board rejects rehiring of former West Valley football coach
Greg Grandell resigned from West Valley in 2020 after students came forward with allegations of ritualized hazing among players, something Grandell has denied knowledge of. The former coach was on a new hire list presented by district staff to the AUHSD board last night, where he was unanimously rejected.
Superintendent Mike Freeman announces bid to maintain seat as head of Shasta County Office of Education
Freeman was appointed to his position as superintendent in 2024. He’s the only candidate to submit a campaign filing for the position with the elections office thus far.
Board allocates nearly $1 million in opioid funds to support two Shasta College programs
The funding will help support paid internships for students working towards future careers in drug and alcohol treatment. It will also support the basic needs of some recently incarcerated students through the STEP-UP program.
After nearly two years, Congress throws rural schools a lifeline
Despite decades of broad bipartisan support, funding for the rural schools in heavily forested areas program expired in 2023 and was not renewed. The program provided nearly $34 million to California counties in 2024, a lifeline for rural schools without a strong tax base. Students from California traveled to Washington, D.C., to help push the lapsed bill over the finish line.
North State Congressman Doug LaMalfa helps secure funding for rural schools and communities nationwide
The Secure Rural Schools Act secures funding for rural communities. The payments, which had expired in fiscal year 2023, provide funding for schools, roads, public safety and fire prevention in rural areas.
Whitmore and Mountain Union elementary schools will be consolidated under a single district
Effective July 1, 2027, the two school districts will merge. Both schools will remain open
‘Fewer children are able to thrive’: California AmeriCorps programs adapt to funding uncertainty
Nearly a dozen programs for vulnerable students and communities have ended their services through AmeriCorps. Hundreds of tutoring and mentoring positions in schools have also been eliminated, while funding disruptions have made it difficult to recruit and retain staff.
Northern California school district sues U.S. Department of Education over slashed mental health grants
After a student suicide, McKinleyville Union School District has relied on federal funds to build support systems
What is happening to ethnic studies in California?
All high school students, starting with this year’s freshmen class, were expected to be required to take an ethnic studies class in order to graduate. But the implementation of the “ethnic studies mandate” is contingent on being funded. There was no funding for it in this year’s state budget.