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El Dorado high school district sees uptick in trade program interest
EL DORADO COUNTY – Graduation season is upon us, and one Northern California school district said it is seeing an uptick in students wanting to go into trades instead of college post-graduation.The El Dorado Union High School District has 11 career technical education (CTE) programs and regional occupational programs (ROP)."We do see students going straight out of our high school district into their career choice, also straight into post-secondary," Teri Whiting, Administrator for the Career Technical Education Program at the El Dorado Union High School District, said.Whiting said they have more than 300 students enrolled annually in the ROP programs...
El Dorado County high school cuts dance program despite Prop 28 funding
EL DORADO COUNTY — Teachers and parents are speaking out after learning a dance program will be cut from an El Dorado County high school next yearThis comes after an expected increase in funding for visual and performing arts programs after Proposition 28 passed in November 2022."It's really confusing and it's really upsetting," said Caitlin Rubini, a dance teacher at Union Mine High School.Rubini has been the dance teacher at Union Mine for nearly nine years.She learned about four weeks ago that the program would be cut for the 2024-2025 school year after, she said, her principal made a blanket...
Some Amador, El Dorado County schools closing due to snow
AMADOR COUNTY, Calif. — A cold spring storm is causing a Northern California school district to call for a snow day on Friday. The Amador County Unified School District said due to the expected snowfall and road conditions, all schools in their district will be closed Friday. "This decision...
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