California Teachers Start Training for New Standards
California's newly adopted $96 billion budget includes $200 per K-12 student to implement the new Common Core State Standards. Teachers start the first training session for the new standards on Monday.
Class for Foster Youth Teaches Life Skills and Eases Isolation
Less than 50 percent of students in foster care earn a high school diploma, leaving them few opportunities for jobs that pay a living wage. However, a program in Elk Grove Unified School District in the Sacramento area is improving the odds for foster youth.