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Oct 15, 2024
What ensued was a late-morning-into-early-afternoon flurry of sirens, lights, sheriff’s deputies, helicopters, school buses and, eventually, a complete emptying of the school building at 365 Adobe Road as investigators probed an undisclosed threat.
Oct 15, 2024
Under the terms of the pact, the 30-member Kentfield Education Support Professionals Association will receive a 5% increase in pay in the current school year retroactive to July 1, and a 4% increase for 2025-26. The union members will also maintain their health benefits.
Oct 15, 2024
On a sweltering 99-degree day in early October, a group of students left Empire Elementary with dirty faces and a new mission. Tomorrow, and every school day after, the kids will return to tend to their newly planted crops, ensuring they thrive in the heat.
Oct 15, 2024
The pint-sized pupils in Paula Merrigan’s transitional kindergarten, or TK, class often call her mom, or sometimes even grandma. One reason there’s such a strong teacher-student bond boils down to warmth.
Oct 15, 2024
One of the biggest issues administrators at Sutter Middle School in Folsom faced coming back to campus after COVID-19 shutdowns was the prevalence of cellphone use on campus.
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