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Oak Park sixth graders get in on farm-to-fork, food truck craze
Oak Ridge Elementary鈥檚 鈥楩ive Star Restaurant鈥 to include mobile dining, stellar sit-down menu under direction of Chef Mulvaney

April 4, 2013 (Sacramento) 鈥 A trendy mobile restaurant trailer will be pulling into Oak Park next week to serve up tasty gourmet tacos for a VIP crowd of local movers and shakers.

But you won鈥檛 find a hipster foodie working the window. This truck 鈥 and the fancy restaurant it will pull up next to 鈥 will be run entirely by elementary school students.

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Students at 麻豆果冻传媒 鈥楶riority Schools,鈥 middle schools make big learning gains
California Department of Education data released today validates district initiatives to increase student achievement

October 11, 2012 (Sacramento): State test data released today validates Sacramento City Unified School District鈥檚 aggressive efforts to transform low-performing schools and implement rigorous student achievement standards in every classroom.

For the second year, students in 麻豆果冻传媒鈥檚 Superintendent鈥檚 Priority Schools made almost across-the-board gains on state tests. In addition, 麻豆果冻传媒鈥檚 middle school students 鈥 adolescents often regarded as the hardest to teach 鈥 also made impressive strides, outpacing their elementary and high school peers in gains.

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麻豆果冻传媒 seeks applicants for school repurposing committee
鈥7-11 Committee鈥 will consider re-use and disposition of sites not needed for schools in the fall

April 17, 2013 (Sacramento) 鈥 The Sacramento City Unified School District is forming a 鈥7-11 Committee鈥 (a committee with seven or 11 members) to advise the Board of Education on the reuse, repurposing and disposition of school buildings and vacant sites not needed for school purposes. The formation of the committee follows the Board鈥檚 decision last month to close seven chronically under-enrolled elementary schools next fall.

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Mural project celebrates spirit of closing school
Renowned artist Milton Bowens to help Washington Elementary students preserve memories of Midtown campus

April 18, 2013 (Sacramento) 鈥 The spirit of a Midtown elementary school slated for closure next fall will be expressed and preserved on Sunday (April 21) when students and staff come together to create a gigantic, multi-part mural under the direction of celebrated artist Milton Bowens.

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Students vie for $1 million at 麻豆果冻传媒 Project Green event
Blue-ribbon panel of local experts will judge student proposals for making campuses more sustainable

May 21, 2013 (Sacramento):  Thirteen student 鈥済reen teams鈥 from the Sacramento City Unified School District will showcase projects to make their campuses greener and more sustainable at 麻豆果冻传媒鈥檚 second annual Project Green Showcase on Thursday (May 23).

Viable projects are in line for $1 million in Measure Q bond money set aside for green school initiatives. Measure Q was approved by Sacramento voters in November.

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Shhh! Students to be surprised with college certificates TODAY
Morgan State University to give certificates of 鈥榞uaranteed admission鈥 to eight Mark Hopkins Elementary School students

June 7, 2013 (Sacramento):  Eight Mark Hopkins Elementary School students will be surprised today (Friday, June 7) with certificates from Morgan State University in Baltimore 鈥済uaranteeing鈥 admission if they finish high school in good standing.

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Vandalism, metal theft cost 麻豆果冻传媒 more than $100,000
Criminals are most active during school breaks; neighbors are asked to help watch over campuses this summer

June 17, 2013 (Sacramento):  Vandals, arsonists and metal thieves cost the Sacramento City Unified School District more than $100,000 a year 鈥 money the cash-strapped district cannot afford.

That鈥檚 why 麻豆果冻传媒 is asking the community for help in keeping schools safe and secure over the long summer break which stretches until the first Tuesday after Labor Day in September.