education

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  Mar 13, 2024

As salary negotiations stall, Vallejo school district and educators enter mediation

Vallejo teachers and school staff rallied for higher pay at a Board of Education meeting last week....

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  Mar 05, 2024

Benicia teacher charged with sexual acts with student was previously arrested in Napa

Matthew Joseph Shelton was charged on Feb. 23 with five felony counts of lewd acts with a child....

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  Dec 29, 2023

Year in review: How the Vallejo police union won in 2023

Vallejo also struggled to contend with homelessness and declining attendance in schools....

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  Dec 04, 2023

Vallejo schools superintendent to retire in June

William Spalding will retire effective June 30, 2024, after nearly four years....

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  Dec 01, 2023

First-ever Miss Vallejo to work for access for disabled people

Sydney Allen says she was inspired by the activism of her father....

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  Nov 03, 2023

Elite charter schools to recoup $1.16M in settlement with Vallejo school district

Elite Public Schools sued the district in March 2022 alleging that the district incorrectly calculated Elite’s portion of facilities costs....

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  Oct 04, 2023

Vallejo school district settles lawsuit over the death of special needs student for $5M

The lawsuit alleges that 17-year-old Kevon DeLeon wandered away unnoticed by school staff....

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  Sep 07, 2023

Vallejo school district rolls out three-year plan to improve low attendance

Chronic absenteeism rates around 50% could translate to millions of dollars in lost funding for the district....

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  Aug 24, 2023

School board finds Vallejo charter network fixed issues that threatened status

The vote ended a compliance agreement for Griffin Technology Academies....

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  Jun 30, 2023

New Vallejo youth center vandalized with racial slur

The glass doors and surrounding facade were coated with thick beige and red paint. Old tires, a mattress and other garbage were piled in front of the door....

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  May 24, 2023

Change in state law reveals decades-old allegation of sexual abuse by Vallejo high school wrestling coach

A woman is suing the Vallejo City Unified School District, alleging the district failed to investigate, report, or prevent abuse....

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  Apr 20, 2023

Vallejo’s Loma Vista Farm to hold spring open house

Visit a country farm without leaving the city....

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