News and discussion on K-12 schools in the greater Sacramento region
- 2013.05.23: Sacramento area students show science, engineering chops
- 2013.05.22: Roseville school accepted as IB program candidate
- 2013.05.21: Sacramento education summit aims to boost summer learning
- 2013.05.21: Sac City students show energy-saving creativity to save money
- 2013.05.16: Rocklin school trustees pick San Juan official as new leader
- 2013.05.15: Two top officials step in for San Juan superintendent
- 2013.05.14: $1 billion will help California districts prepare for Common Core
- 2013.05.14: Raymond speaks in D.C., meets Beach Boys' lead singer
- 2013.05.14: Supporters laud governor's proposed budget
- 2013.05.10: Twin Rivers, superintendent choice still working on contract
- 2013.05.10: Los Rios trustees authorize sales of voter-approved bonds
- 2013.05.09: ARC President David Viar plans departure for Glendale post
- 2013.05.09: Twin Rivers prepares for Common Core Standards
- 2013.05.02: San Juan names principals to Carnegie, John Barrett schools
- 2013.05.01: Cosumnes event commemorates 1994 genocide in Rwanda
- 2013.04.30: Paul Burke named principal of Oak Ridge High
- 2013.04.27: Met High School principal in Sacramento speaks out about allegations
- 2013.04.26: High school principal in Sacramento under investigation
- 2013.04.25: AR student awarded prestigious national transfer scholarship
- 2013.04.24: Gov. Jerry Brown vows to fight for his school funding formula
- 2013.04.24: Deadline for SMUD summer internships closes May 17
- 2013.04.22: Video: Student music video gets kids excited about state exams
- 2013.04.19: Video: Grant High students seek funds for peace park
- 2013.04.18: Rid your garage of e-waste at Bella Vista High on Saturday
- 2013.04.17: Volunteers sought on future of Sacramento's closing campuses
- 2013.04.17: Sacramento parents and activists meet over school closures
- 2013.04.15: Four American River students qualify for national skills contest
- 2013.04.11: Sacramento area campuses recognized for innovative practices
- 2013.04.11: San Juan district announces three new principals
- 2013.04.11: Community Colleges Scorecard to help guide campus choice
- 2013.04.10: Former St. HOPE official tapped for El Dorado County post
- 2013.04.10: Twin Rivers board president will remain in leadership post
- 2013.04.08: Students combat negativity with online compliment pages
- 2013.04.05: San Carlos 12-year-old wins California geography bee
- 2013.04.03: Sacramento districts score low for disadvantaged outcomes
- 2013.04.03: Trustees consider converting Rosa Parks Middle School to K-8
- 2013.04.02: Student artists could have work displayed at U.S. Capitol
- 2013.04.01: Walk planned to inspire students at Jessie Baker School
- 2013.03.27: New planetarium to give students more stargazing opportunities
- 2013.03.25: Oak Ridge teacher and coach named Educator of the Year
- 2013.03.24: Lincoln girl wins American History Poster Contest
- 2013.03.22: Sac City open enrollment bids soar in final days
- 2013.03.22: Vista Del Lago students see consequences of drunken driving
- 2013.03.20: Here's a way to rid yourself of old computer, stacks of paper
- 2013.03.19: Christian Brothers video creates buzz at high school contest
- 2013.03.19: Live chat replay: Tips for Sacramento school open enrollment
- 2013.03.18: Twin Rivers board won't talk about replacing president - yet
- 2013.03.18: Twin Rivers Unified's top student speakers square off
- 2013.03.15: Laid-off Sacramento teachers win partial court victory
- 2013.03.15: Sacramento city school district plans readiness fair Saturday
- 2013.03.14: Scholarships for high school grads pursuing technology
- 2013.03.14: Sac Unified extends open enrollment for elementary schools
- 2013.03.12: Area students headed to international science competition
- 2013.03.11: Twin Rivers Unified board to reconsider pink slips
- 2013.03.08: Veteran reporter joins Bee's education team
- 2013.03.07: Sacramento City district school board spares two schools from closure
- 2013.03.05: New beat as Twin Rivers Unified reporter looks exciting
- 2013.03.05: Twin Rivers Unified meeting packed with concerned parents
- 2013.02.28: New assignment means saying goodbye to the education beat
- 2013.02.28: Wanted: 100 teens to learn dangers of distracted driving
- 2013.02.27: Galt police to take teachers to firing range for gun safety course
- 2013.02.27: James Rutter to open community resource center
- 2013.02.27: Sacramento Council PTA seeks prom gear for donation closet
- 2013.02.25: Senator Huff proposes pushing back teacher layoff deadlines
- 2013.02.21: For latest on Sac City school closures, check here
- 2013.02.20: Steinberg urges Sac City trustees to support school closures
- 2013.02.19: Sac City Unified teachers union opposes school closures
- 2013.02.19: Reporter's notebook: Khan Academy is a flipped classroom pioneer
- 2013.02.18: PS7 Elementary students win national video contest
- 2013.02.15: Watchdog agency fines Twin Rivers trustee for illegal loans
- 2013.02.13: Sacramento City may swap schools on closure list
- 2013.02.13: Read the report Twin Rivers trustee calls a roadmap for district
- 2013.02.13: California schools chief comments on State of the Union
- 2013.02.12: Twin Rivers district has too many administrators, report finds
- 2013.02.12: Elk Grove principal joins Bera at State of the Union
- 2013.02.12: Roseville High wins Placer County Academic Decathlon
- 2013.02.11: Video: Kindergartener asks board not to close his school
- 2013.02.11: Natomas Unified may pay teachers who give notice
- 2013.02.11: Elk Grove students collect jeans for homeless teens
- 2013.02.11: Sacramento County Poetry Out Loud winner named
- 2013.02.07: Community voices concern over 11 schools slated for closure
- 2013.02.06: Bella Vista wins Academic Decathlon again
- 2013.02.06: Sacramento schools honoring Black History Month
- 2013.02.06: School districts taking kids lunch money?
- 2013.02.05: Casa Roble principal taking district job
- 2013.01.31: Do you know where your superintendent is?
- 2013.01.29: Natomas Unified board to vote on settling land suit
- 2013.01.28: Elk Grove Unified offers open enrollment at 14 schools
- 2013.01.24: Sacramento City Unified sets school closure meetings
- 2013.01.23: Twin Rivers, Wheatland top list of districts not serving all English learners
- 2013.01.22: State schools chief calls for moratorium on risky bonds
- 2013.01.16: Sac City school closures: See where students will be assigned
- 2013.01.16: Sac City Unified identifies schools considered for closure
- 2013.01.08: El Dorado County schools chief Vicki Barber to retire
- 2013.01.08: New investigation puts cheating scandal to rest, Rhee says
- 2013.01.07: Cheating scandal resurfaces in Rhee film airing Tuesday
- 2013.01.07: Reporter's notebook: Vaccination can be emotional issue
- 2013.01.07: Update: StudentsFirst gives California education an F
- 2013.01.03: Teachers union calls for stricter gun-control laws
- 2013.01.02: Group says it won't fight Sac City Unified's trustee appointment
- 2012.12.24: Food literacy group sends students home with bags of produce
- 2012.12.21: California's No Child Left Behind waiver was rejected, state says
- 2012.12.20: Sac City Unified trustees appoint Jay Hansen to school board
- 2012.12.20: Funds from Affordable Care Act making their way to schools
- 2012.12.19: Twin Rivers police chief resigns in exchange for settlement
- 2012.12.19: Sac City trustees scheduled to vote on new board member
- 2012.12.17: Are local schools safe? Some taking closer look
- 2012.12.14: Sacramento-area educators respond to Connecticut tragedy
- 2012.12.11: Galt Joint Union wins $10 million federal grant
- 2012.12.07: Sacramento school board opening could be headed for special election
- 2012.12.05: Principals have found recipe for success
- 2012.12.03: Torlakson selects Mira Loma student for national honor
- 2012.11.29: Career fair sets up at juvenile hall to help teens visualize future
- 2012.11.28: Sac City candidates forum scheduled for Thursday
- 2012.11.28: Video: Urijah Faber delivers inspirational message to students
- 2012.11.27: Hot Cheetos and Takis are bad for kids stomachs, experts say
- 2012.11.26: Sacramento website teaches English to pupils worldwide
- 2012.11.20: Sacramento trombonist awarded coveted $225,000 scholarship
- 2012.11.19: Sacramento Sheriff declines Twin Rivers Unified's leadership request
- 2012.11.16: Twin Rivers moves forward with new law firm, audit
- 2012.11.16: Split vote extends Sacramento city schools chief's contract
- 2012.11.15: Teacher's wish comes true, new shoes for students
- 2012.11.14: Roseville school board votes to change controversial policy
- 2012.11.12: Jonathan Raymond takes on New York Times columnist
- 2012.11.12: Veterans can finally earn high school diplomas
- 2012.11.09: Elk Grove Unified students campaign to stop cyberbullying
- 2012.11.09: Sacramento County school board races too close to call
- 2012.11.08: Should voter approval be lowered for school parcel taxes?
- 2012.11.08: Lunchtime has gone to the dogs at Theodore Judah Elementary
- 2012.11.06: New faces may be coming to local school boards
- 2012.11.06: Sacramento-area voters favoring school bonds
- 2012.11.05: School meals innovator wins award
- 2012.11.02: Sac City asking for candidates to fill resigning trustee's seat
- 2012.11.02: Once-banned Stephen King book will remain in Rocklin High library, district decides
- 2012.11.02: Are Sacramento area districts posting enough online?
- 2012.11.01: New law firm, new lawsuit threat in Twin Rivers Unified
- 2012.10.31: Hot Cheetos banned from schools
- 2012.10.30: A vote in error? Twin Rivers Unified reconsiders law firm choice
- 2012.10.29: Natomas boy to be guest correspondent on 'The Doctors'
- 2012.10.29: Twin Rivers Unified to sever ties with its law firm
- 2012.10.29: Didion unhappy about use of red pencil, teacher recalls
- 2012.10.29: Dying Sacramento mom urges people to help save local teen
- 2012.10.29: Study ranks power of teachers unions across the country
- 2012.10.26: California now has more than 1,000 charter schools
- 2012.10.26: Delaying kindergarten leads to future success, study says
- 2012.10.25: Race track event teaches students effects of distracted driving
- 2012.10.24: Wanted: Principals. No prior experience needed.
- 2012.10.22: Golden Apple: Colfax students win with housing invention
- 2012.10.22: Afternoon ceremony to honor General Davie Jr.
- 2012.10.19: Sac City school trustee Ellyne Bell will resign
- 2012.10.18: Fourth grade teacher nabs alleged tip jar thief
- 2012.10.15: No blue ribbon for local schools
- 2012.10.15: Laguna Creek High students 'got milk' and $3,000
- 2012.10.15: Golden Apple: Senior wins spot on All-American Marching Band
- 2012.10.12: Galt residents come together to reopen school libraries
- 2012.10.11: Folsom Cordova school leads local API gains with 90 point jump
- 2012.10.11: Sacramento Be BRAVE conference to focus on bullying
- 2012.10.10: Trust fund set up for Skycrest Elementary students hit by car
- 2012.10.10: California school information now offered in a snapshot
- 2012.10.08: Golden Apple: Runnin' for Rhett gets kids moving
- 2012.10.05: Petition may force West Sac district to hold special election
- 2012.10.04: Lottery funds to schools increases
- 2012.10.03: Schools kick off recycling contest
- 2012.10.03: International Walk to School Day fills local sidewalks
- 2012.10.02: Students quiz San Juan Unified candidates
- 2012.10.01: Rio Americano teacher wins coveted science award
- 2012.10.01: Rocklin superintendent disappointed in retaliation ruling
- 2012.10.01: Rio Americano musicians will take it to the streets
- 2012.09.30: Elk Grove Candidates Night on Access Sacramento
- 2012.09.28: Rocklin Unified retaliated against school nurses, judge says
- 2012.09.27: Sacramento Police may lead Twin Rivers cops, district says
- 2012.09.26: How did your school do on SAT and AP exams?
- 2012.09.25: Groups partner to fund Sacramento literacy projects
- 2012.09.24: Vista del Lago senior named Outstanding Young Scientist
- 2012.09.20: Win a ride to school on a fire engine
- 2012.09.19: Alumni should be told of allegations against teacher, paper says
- 2012.09.19: Dad, can I borrow the helicopter?
- 2012.09.18: Rancho Cordova students make pinwheels for peace
- 2012.09.18: Crocker Riverside principal takes leave amid allegations
- 2012.09.18: Fire burns near Folsom-Cordova Unified headquarters
- 2012.09.18: Elk Grove school board candidates meet in forum
- 2012.09.17: Sac City Unified offers free bully prevention trainings
- 2012.09.17: Golden Apple: Grant alumni honor history, support students
- 2012.09.13: Questions remain over Twin Rivers school police dog
- 2012.09.12: Duncan meets with mayors, school superintendents
- 2012.09.12: Schools must sign up for student mock election by Sept. 21
- 2012.09.12: Chris Rock's mom to promote literacy in Rancho Cordova
- 2012.09.12: Mayors Education Summit to host Arne Duncan
- 2012.09.11: Candidates' Night to focus on Elk Grove Unified race
- 2012.09.10: New name for school honoring explorer, slave owner
- 2012.09.05: Twin Rivers interim says he is a strong leader
- 2012.09.05: Parent Report: A school garden grows in Rocklin
- 2012.09.04: Twin Rivers selects Foothill High principal as interim superintendent
- 2012.09.04: Twin Rivers trustees to discuss adding student voices
- 2012.09.04: Teacher dress codes not a trend in Sacramento region
- 2012.08.31: Twin Rivers to name interim superintendent Tuesday
- 2012.08.31: Sacramento-area students post gains on STAR tests
- 2012.08.30: Did The Bee get it wrong?
- 2012.08.30: Twin Rivers could save $1M by dismantling police, chief says
- 2012.08.30: Mickey has become PC
- 2012.08.29: High number of black students called emotionally disturbed
- 2012.08.29: Welcome to Report Card, focusing on Sacramento area schools
Loretta Kalb started her reporting career at The Sacramento Union, moved to KOVR-13 as a television reporter, editor and producer, headed to The Associated Press in San Francisco and eventually returned to Sacramento and joined The Sacramento Bee. Throughout her career, she has covered the state Legislature, courts, local government and, now, education. She is a Chico native and an Elk Grove resident.
Diana Lambert began her journalism career as a proofreader at the Lodi News-Sentinel. She is now a senior writer at The Sacramento Bee covering K-12 education and California State University, Sacramento. Previously she was The Bee’s Elk Grove bureau chief. Lambert was raised in a military family and lived at bases around the globe. She attended four high schools, graduating from Tokay High in Lodi and then Sacramento State University. She lives in Elk Grove.
