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Metal Supermarkets Expands Trade School Scholarship Program

Jun 01, 2026 12:16PM ● By MPG Staff

Awards $20,000 to Eight Students

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Nearly Half of High School Students Eligible for CalKIDS Scholarships

May 27, 2026 08:42AM ● By CalKIDS News Release

As high school seniors across Sacramento County make college and career decisions ahead of graduation, CalKIDS is encouraging students and families to check whether scholarship funds have already been set aside in their names.

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Local Author Visits West Sac Schools

May 19, 2026 12:03PM ● By MPG Staff

Local author Enrique Baeza visited West Sacramento’s Westfield Village and Elkhorn Village elementary schools on May 13 to read his debut book “That Environmental Crusader Could Be Me” to students and hand out free copies.

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Catch the Buzz at the Bohart Museum on May 16

May 13, 2026 11:20AM ● By Kathy Keatley Garvey, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology

The Bohart Museum of Entomology will host an open house, "Buzz Words: Insects in Literature," from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 16, that will feature two bee book authors.

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RCHS Earns Career Choices Gold Medal for 10th Consecutive Year

May 12, 2026 10:39AM ● By Academic Innovations News Release

River City High School has once again been recognized as one of the nation’s leading schools in life and career planning, earning the Career Choices Gold Medal for the tenth consecutive year.

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Beyond the Airshow

May 05, 2026 08:37AM ● By Khushi Salgia

With its choreographed planes shooting through the sky, leaving contrails that draw out shapes and letters, the California Capital Airshow (CCA) is a popular event that Sacramento residents look forward to each fall.

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Bee Scientist Rob Page Elected to National Academy of Science

May 04, 2026 05:41PM ● By Kathy Keatley Garvey, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology

Internationally renowned bee scientist Robert E. Page Jr., a UC Davis doctoral alumnus and a UC Davis/University of Arizona administrator emeritus, is a newly elected member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).

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2026 Education Career Fair Set for May 2

Apr 22, 2026 08:37AM ● By Sacramento County Office of Education News Release

More Than Two Dozen Districts and Charters Participating

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When Housing Instability Enters the Classroom, Learning Leaves

Apr 14, 2026 11:55AM ● By Adriane Miles-Patterson School Social Worker, Washington Unified School District

On any given day in Yolo County classrooms, there are students trying to focus on reading and math after sleeping in cars, moving between relatives’ homes, or worrying about where they will stay that night.

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River City High School Seniors Celebrate National Signing Day Commitments

Apr 13, 2026 04:20PM ● By River City High School News Release

River City High School proudly recognized five outstanding senior student-athletes who have committed to continue their academic and athletic careers at the collegiate level following graduation.

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Air District Opens 2026 Clean Air Art Contest

Apr 07, 2026 10:02AM ● By Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District News Release

Students invited to illustrate ideas for improving air quality

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CalKIDS Partners with CSAC, Connecting 100,000 Students to CalKIDS Scholarships

Mar 31, 2026 11:00AM ● By CalKIDS News Release

As California students finalize financial aid applications and college plans this spring, more than 100,000 students have claimed over $50 million in CalKIDS Scholarships in the past six months.

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UC Davis Biochemistry Class Strikes Gold

Mar 17, 2026 03:23PM ● By Kathy Keatley Garvey, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology

It’s not often that a Nobel laureate visits a UC Davis undergraduate classroom, but this year, a biochemistry class in Kleiber Hall struck “gold” – twice.

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International Ceramic Art Conference Returns

Mar 17, 2026 10:29AM ● By John Natsoulas Gallery News Release

Join ceramics experts and students at the John Natsoulas Gallery in Davis for the perennially favorite California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art (CCACA).

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Learn About Spiders at the Bohart Museum of Entomology

Mar 10, 2026 11:01AM ● By UC Davis News Release

The Bohart Museum of Entomology will host an open house, themed "Eight-Legged Encounters," from 1 to 4 p.m. March 15.

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RCHS Productions Marks 10 Years

Mar 09, 2026 05:24PM ● By RCHS Productions News Release

RCHS Productions, the student-driven theatre and filmmaking program at River City High School, is celebrating the conclusion of its 10th anniversary season with an ambitious new production of “Carousel,” the classic musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein.

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Community College Students Can Claim CalKIDS Scholarships

Mar 09, 2026 01:41PM ● By CalKIDS News Release

In a significant step toward strengthening college access and affordability, State Treasurer Fiona Ma, CPA, announces that CalKIDS, the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO), and the California Cradle-to-Career Data System (C2C) have launched a coordinated initiative to help eligible community college students access their CalKIDS Scholarships.

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County Superintendent Garth Lewis Named Superintendent of the Year

Mar 03, 2026 11:24AM ● By Yolo County Office of Education News Release

Dr. Garth Lewis, Yolo County Superintendent of Schools, has been named 2026 Superintendent of the Year by the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) Region 3, which represents school leaders across Sacramento and Yolo counties.

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Book Festival Returns in April

Feb 23, 2026 03:55PM ● By Sacramento Book Festival News Release

The festival will feature over 200 local authors, selling books for people of all ages, performing readings, participating in panels and introducing themselves to Sacramento readers.

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20 Local Museums Participating in Free Museum Weekend

Feb 23, 2026 03:46PM ● By Sacramento Area Museums News Release

Advance registration is required

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What's Up with Dinosaur Forelimbs?

Feb 20, 2026 09:15AM ● By UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology News Release

Research associate and dinosaur researcher Tracy Thomson of the UC Davis Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences will give a talk on Feb. 21 during the 15th annual Biodiversity Museum Day.

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Area Museums Offer Activations for Homeschoolers

Feb 17, 2026 08:57AM ● By Sacramento Area Museums News Release

Sacramento area museums are proud to amplify learning by offering education related activations and opportunities all year long.

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$2 Million in Air District Grants Now Available

Feb 16, 2026 03:39PM ● By Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District News Release

Applications open for emissions reduction projects

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Science Day Spectacular

Feb 16, 2026 03:14PM ● By Kathy Keatley Garvey, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology

The 15th Annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, set Saturday, Feb. 21 and featuring 12 museums or collections across campus, is a "Super Science Day"

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Butterfly Contest Yields Two Winners

Feb 09, 2026 04:26PM ● By Kathy Keatley Garvey, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology

Calderala, who moved to Davis last summer from Monterey but is originally from Fresno, initially emailed the lepidopterist.

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Sacramento Educators Among Statewide Education Grant Recipients

Feb 09, 2026 04:01PM ● By SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, Education Foundation for California Schools News Release

The Education Foundation for California Schools, a nonprofit created by SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union and the Orange County Department of Education, awarded 95 grants to teachers in California to support programs that inspire students

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Aggies Excel in Fall Academic Performance

Feb 04, 2026 09:49AM ● By UC Davis Athletics News Release

UC Davis student-athletes continued to excel in the classroom, recording a 3.29 cumulative GPA for the quarter and improving on the previous fall quarter's results.

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Connections Academy at Gateway Opens Enrollment

Feb 04, 2026 09:45AM ● By Connections Academy at Gateway News Release

Tuition free online charter school provides flexible, high quality learning for K–12 students

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Bee Contest Winner Receives Prize Cup

Feb 02, 2026 05:35PM ● By Kathy Keatley Garvey, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology

Bumble bee enthusiast Lesley Hamamoto of Sacramento, who won the 2026 Robbin Thorp Memorial First-Bumble-Bee-of-the-Year Contest, received her prize.

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State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond Announces Literacy Moonshot

Jan 26, 2026 04:40PM ● By California Department of Education News Release

Most Expansive Effort in California History to Achieve Reading by Third Grade

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DWR Finalizes Best Practices to Address Subsidence

Jan 26, 2026 04:29PM ● By Department of Water Resources News Release

Local groundwater agencies are getting a new resource to add to their water management toolkit – the Best Management Practices for Land Subsidence document newly released by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR).

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Aerospace Museum Awarding Aviation Scholarships

Jan 26, 2026 04:19PM ● By Aerospace Museum of California News Release

Thanks to the generosity of its major donors, the Aerospace Museum of California is proud to announce the return of its Private Pilot License (PPL) Scholarship Program.

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Decoding the Woolly Bear

Jan 26, 2026 04:15PM ● By UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology News Release

A UC Davis entomologist reflects on four decades of research at Bodega

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Students in California Struggling Most with Math

Jan 05, 2026 05:48PM ● By Find a Super Tutor News Release

Education recruitment agency Find a Super Tutor investigated the subjects that students in the US are struggling with the most.

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School Board Reorganizes Officers for New Year

Dec 30, 2025 09:40AM ● By Washington Unified School District News Release

During the Dec. 18, 2025, Special Board of Education Meeting, the Washington Unified School District (WUSD) Board of Trustees conducted their annual reorganization to determine new officers and committee assignments for 2026.

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