As School Year Begins, California Ends Practice That Uprooted Migrant Students

September 9, 2018

As the new school year begins, migrant farmworker families can take advantage of a new state exemption from the 50-mile rule, which had required them to uproot their children and move as a condition of migrant housing eligibility.

Sacramento Students Plan Walkouts To Remember Victims Of Parkland Shooting, Protest Lack Of Gun Control

March 13, 2018 | Bob Moffitt | Ezra David Romero

A spokesperson for the Sacramento City Unified School District says students at all 12 high schools are planning walkout activities.

Arts and Lifestyle

Vegan Fraternities? At UC Davis, Frats Compete For Meat-Free Street Cred

January 25, 2018 | Julia Mitric

Two UC Davis fraternities are trying to earn some vegan street cred. They've accepted a challenge from campus animal rights advocates to follow a plant-based diet for five days.

NASA Launches Yearlong Project For Students And Teachers Across Nation

October 16, 2017 | Sally Schilling

Students throughout the country are getting an opportunity to see what NASA astronauts are up to on the International Space Station and maybe even speak directly with an astronaut.

The Number Of Hungry And Homeless Students Rises Along With College Costs

February 8, 2017

Research shows that many college students across the country are working, borrowing and still falling behind.

UOP Reaches Out To Its Muslim Students In Midst Of Travel Ban

January 30, 2017 | Rich Ibarra

Universities and colleges in the U.S. are looking carefully at the President’s executive order banning travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries. The University of the Pacific is reaching out to its Muslim students.

University Considers Expanding Student-Athlete Protections

May 11, 2016

(AP) - The University of California's governing board is considering a policy that would nearly triple the number of student-athletes who would be guaranteed financial aid to continue their studies in the event of a career-ending sports injury.

A Day With A Sixth-Grader: How One School Supports A High-Needs Student

April 4, 2016

In our new series "Budgeting from the Blacktop," we're looking at how California is giving schools more control over how they spend extra dollars on at-risk students. We spend a day with Carlos Delrio at Sacramento's Oak Ridge Elementary.

Ruling Raises Objections To Release Of Personal Student Data

February 24, 2016

(AP) - A recent federal court ruling ordering the release of personal data on more than 10 million California students highlights the growing amount of information schools now collect - and the loopholes that allow it to be released.

New California Laws 2016

K-12 Students Have More Online Privacy Protections in 2016

January 7, 2016 | Amy Quinton

A new law now in effect in California restricts the way technology companies use information about K-12 students.