education

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  Jan 28, 2026

Cave Language Academy teacher wins Vallejo’s 2026 Teacher of the Year award

The Vallejo City Unified School District named fourth grade teacher Sarah Ruiz for the honor....

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  Jan 22, 2026

Deceased Vallejo teacher was ‘serial sexual predator,’ lawsuits allege

Two lawsuits allege that English teacher Larry Hom sexually abused at least two students in the 1960s and the 1980s....

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  Jan 20, 2026

Touro University’s DREAM team brings free diabetes screenings and education to Solano County

The DREAM Team is also recruiting families with kids 6-12 years old at risk of developing diabetes for Building Healthy Families, a free year-long program....

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  Dec 18, 2025

Vallejo school board votes to close 3 schools, cut 120 staff positions

Highland, Pennycook, and Lincoln elementary schools will close at the end of this school year....

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  Nov 07, 2025

‘Queen of Childcare’ Enola Davis celebrates 60 years working in Vallejo schools

Enola Davis has spent almost her entire life in Vallejo schools....

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  Oct 03, 2025

Vallejo schools could cut 30% of staff over next three years

Superintendent Rubén Aurelio told the school board that the district is considering the cuts last week....

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  Sep 29, 2025

Hundreds of Vallejo students are homeless, with few shelter options

School district data show that 714 students were homeless at some point during last school year....

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  Sep 08, 2025

Former students sue Vallejo school district, alleging ‘open, obvious, and notorious’ abuse by former volleyball coach

JohnPaul Cagandahan Acac, 47, pleaded no contest in March to multiple sex crimes involving two minors....

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  Sep 05, 2025

State funds allow Vallejo schools to expand arts programming

Vallejo’s school district has more than doubled its staff of art teachers over the last two years....

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  Aug 19, 2025

Benicia school board names Brentwood school official as likely next superintendent

The school board is expected to vote to approve Brentwood Assistant Superintendent Chris Calabrese on Sept. 4....

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  Aug 15, 2025

Vallejo and Benicia’s Little Free Libraries keep neighborhoods reading

In the last few years these tiny libraries have been expanding rapidly in both cities....

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  Aug 12, 2025

Vallejo school district committee recommends closing two elementary schools

The committee recommended Lincoln and Pennycook elementary schools for closure....

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