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California State Treasurer Fiona Ma is increasing efforts to get students and families to sign up for CalKIDS, a state-backed program to address educational inequity, with only 6% of eligible newborns having claimed their accounts.
The CalKIDS program provides a college savings account for K-12 public school students from low-income backgrounds and children born after 2022. With only 6% of students signed up, officials are increasing outreach efforts to get families involved.
By Srishti Prabha | OBSERVER Correspondent - Sacramento City Unified School District and the Sacramento City Teachers Association reached a consensus on 2022-23 wages, paid professional days and more, while the search for a new superintendent continues, interim superintendent Lisa Allen leads the district, and the district is changing the names of three schools to pay homage to Native and African ancestors.