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EDUCATION
Napa County Board of Education Trustee Ann Cash, who opposed Mayacamas Countywide Charter School, resigns
Ann Cash, a Napa County Board of Education trustee for over 20 years and one of two on the board to vote against the Mayacamas Countywide Charter School, resigned from her position this month. Cash’s resignation, submitted July 10, leaves a vacancy on the countywide board for area 4, which represents much of eastern Napa and the unincorporated area beyond, along with part of American Canyon ...
More traffic changes near Santa Rosa’s Steele Lane Elementary planned
Santa Rosa is expanding a pilot program aimed at improving pedestrian and traffic safety around Steele Lane Elementary School. City traffic engineers in March implemented a road diet on a small stretch of westbound Steele Lane to provide a dedicated lane for buses and parents dropping off and picking up their kids. The effort, the first of its kind in the city, was intended to test how the ...
Novato schools considering no cellphone pledge for students, parents: 'Wait until 8th'
In the North Bay, parents of elementary and middle school students in Novato public schools may be asked to take a pledge this fall. Pledging they will not give their kids smartphones until they reach high school.It's a decision, many parents have to make during back-to-school time, to give their kids smart phones, or not."From the children's point of view it's important for emergencies, the feeling of quick connection and access, I think you could use an old school phone for that," said parent Trish Padilla.The Novato Unified School District is hoping parents of elementary and middle school students will...
SSU announces new interim president following former president’s ouster earlier this year
California State University Chancellor Mildred García announced the newly appointed interim Sonoma State president Wednesday, who replaces former president Mike Lee who was ousted then retired earlier this year. Emily F. Cutrer, who served as president of Texas A&M University-Texarkana for 10 years before retiring in 2022, will serve as the new president. Cutrer comes out of retirement to take ...
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