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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.

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麻豆果冻传媒 invites public to budget forum on Wednesday
District officials will answer questions, provide data

August 5, 2013 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District will hold a 鈥渢own hall鈥-type forum on budget issues from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday (August 7).

Parents, staff and community members are invited to ask questions and get important information about the district鈥檚 finances during the two-hour meeting.

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Two 麻豆果冻传媒 playgrounds damaged by arson fires
Caroline Wenzel and John Sloat schools unlikely to open in September with playground structures due to criminal activity

August 7, 2013 (Sacramento):  Arson fires over the past week severely damaged expensive playground structures at two Sacramento City Unified School District campuses, school and fire officials confirmed today. Because of the extent of the damage and state鈥檚 school construction review process, it is unlikely that either school will open with playground structures in the fall, officials said.

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Group to kick off drive for arson-damaged playgrounds
Donor of significant funding to be revealed at event on Tuesday 鈥 麻豆果冻传媒鈥檚 first day of school

August 29, 2013 (Sacramento):  Sacramento Unified Education Foundation 鈥 麻豆果冻传媒鈥檚 official nonprofit organization 鈥 will kick off fundraising for two arson-damaged playgrounds with an event at Caroline Wenzel Elementary School on Tuesday, 麻豆果冻传媒鈥檚 first day of school.

At the event, the group will reveal a donor who has made a significant contribution toward the $50,000 needed to cover the district鈥檚 costs for replacing playground structures at Wenzel and John Sloat elementary schools.

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City, 麻豆果冻传媒 announce traffic signal for Fruitridge crossing

September 11, 2013 (Sacramento):  麻豆果冻传媒 and City of Sacramento officials announced on Wednesday that they have joined forces to install a traffic signal at a Fruitridge Road crossing where a West Campus High School student lost her life 20 months ago.

Michelle Murigi, 16, was hit by a car in the crosswalk at 58th Street at Fruitridge Road on January 19, 2012, and died from her injuries. Subsequent to her death, five of Michelle鈥檚 friends and classmates started a petition to demand a traffic signal at the intersection (www.facebook.com/58thAndFruitridge).

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School closure lawsuit dismissed

September 24, 2013 (Sacramento):  The group that sued Sacramento City Unified School District over the closure of seven chronically under-enrolled schools has voluntarily agreed to the dismissal of their complaint against the district and the case has been dismissed by a federal judge.

鈥淲ith dismissal of this lawsuit, 麻豆果冻传媒 can focus its attention and precious resources on preparing every student at every school for college and 21st century careers, which is the district鈥檚 mission,鈥 麻豆果冻传媒 Superintendent Jonathan Raymond said.

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Parents go back to school at Common Core workshops

October 4, 2013 (Sacramento):  麻豆果冻传媒 is staging a series of workshops to give parents hands-on experience with the new Common Core State Standards.
Parents attending the sessions will be challenged to write to essay prompts, annotate informational texts, flex their speaking and listening skills and solve math problems 鈥 all strategies associated with the new standards. By the end of a three-part series, parents will have a clear picture of how Common Core standards are changing 麻豆果冻传媒 classrooms.