Health CareCalifornia universities are required to offer students abortion pills. A lot just don't mention itFebruary 5, 2024One year after California became the first state to require that its public universities provide the abortion pill to students, LAist found that basic information on where or how students can obtain the medication is lacking and, often, nonexistent.
EducationGrant High students move forward with culturally responsive support on campus post shootingFebruary 2, 2024 | Srishti PrabhaGrant High students and neighborhood organizations said built-in support structures are helping the community process this week’s tragedy.
EducationShould state government jobs require a college degree? Why California is rethinking its rulesFebruary 1, 2024Not all state government jobs require a college or even high school degree, prompting state officials to re-examine education mandates.
EducationSacramento County is seeing success adding mental health clinicians to schools, but progress is slowFebruary 1, 2024 | Srishti PrabhaCOVID-19 exacerbated the youth mental health crisis, especially with students of color. The county Office of Education aims to have a clinician in every school. While progress is slow, schools such as Ethel I. Baker Elementary demonstrate potential.
State GovernmentUC rejects proposal to allow campuses to hire undocumented studentsJanuary 26, 2024The proposal would have meant challenging a federal law that bars employers from hiring undocumented immigrants. Advocates requesting the change argue that the University of California, as a state agency, is exempt from that law.
EducationThe Education Department says it will fix its $1.8 billion FAFSA mistakeJanuary 25, 2024The U.S. Department of Education says it will fix a mistake that would have hurt low-income students, lowering their financial aid.
EducationCalifornia State University faculty reach tentative contract agreement and will end strikeJanuary 22, 2024 | Claire MorganCSU officials and the California Faculty Association — which represents 29,000 CSU employees, around 1,900 Sacramento State — announced the deal late Monday. CFA officials said faculty are expected to return to work on Tuesday morning.
Health CareCalifornia ends COVID isolation rule for asymptomatic cases as winter infections climbJanuary 19, 2024California relaxed its COVID-19 isolation guidelines just as infections for the respiratory virus increased. Symptom-free people can go to work or school.
EducationCal State faculty union vows to strike over the university’s final offerJanuary 9, 2024Union vows to strike at the end of January after Cal State offers a 5% faculty pay raise, far short of the 12% it is seeking.
EducationCollege financial aid applications are changing. Here’s what’s new for FAFSA and CADAA in California.December 29, 2023 | Srishti PrabhaBillions of dollars of financial aid go unclaimed by college students every year. Here’s a look at what’s changing, and what Sacramento-area educators are doing to get more students signed up, including those who are undocumented.
