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We keep getting told by national and so-called social media that we are living in very divisive times with an America that seems split right down the middle. We get messages and news feeds that render our nation as being full of right and leftist political extremists, mass murderers, lots of bad cops, greedy corporations, sham politicians and a very small sliver of families and people just trying to get by, stay out of the way and be left alone.

Will California public schools continue free lunches for all?

Early in the pandemic, the only source of milk for some struggling families was from school lunches, recalls Stacy Johnson, director of nutrition services at Glendora Unified School District. 

Windsor wastewater plans with Lytton Tribe fall apart

End of negotiations means tribe will build its own plant adjacent to Deer Creek neighborhood, take back its $20 million in community funds

Thanks, but no thanks: Why community colleges are resisting $170 million

Rarely are college bean-counters skeptical of receiving more money, but a plan to give California’s community college system hundreds of millions of dollars for faculty is dividing finance officials and professors.

Former Alexander Valley superintendent arrested on suspicion of lewd acts with a child

On June 8, Alexander Valley Union School District’s former principal-superintendent Robert Patrick Raines was arrested on suspicion of lewd acts with a child under the age of 14, according to the Marin County Sheriff’s Department. Raines, 66, left Alexander Valley in 2016 after working there for nine years to become the superintendent of the Shoreline Unified School District, according to Raines’ LinkedIn profile.

Cloverdale council voting on water rates, new council member, budget on Wednesday

The Cloverdale City Council meeting on June 9 is bound to be a long one, as the council is slated to hold three public hearings — for its water and wastewater rate increases, one for its 2021-22 budget and a third for its landscaping and lighting assessment districts — as well as conduct interviews with the end goal of appointing and swearing in a new council member. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. and the full agenda for it can be found here.

WSCUHSD board to hold public hearings on draft LCAP and next year’s proposed budget

School’s out for summer, but the long-term planning of the West Sonoma County Union High School District’s (WSCUHSD) student outcome goals and proposed budget for the coming year is on the agenda for the 6 p.m. school board meeting Wednesday, June 9.

How might the west county high school consolidation impact English learners?

English Language Learner (ELL) students may see some changes when Analy High School and El Molino High School merge into one at the start of the coming school year.
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