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Press release July 24, 2012

Kids celebrate summer service, learning at events this week
Meet the students who are fighting dreaded summer 鈥榖rain drain鈥� at fun-filled showcases TODAY and Thursday

July 24, 2012 (Sacramento): Hundreds of students who participated in Sacramento City Unified School District鈥檚 innovative summer programs will show off community service projects and more at showcase events scheduled for today (July 24) and Thursday (July 26).

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The children will discuss their 鈥渨orlds鈥� and what they learned at the Summerquest Olympics Showc

Press release August 30, 2012

First day of school to feature Senate pro Tem Steinberg, 鈥榞reen鈥� classrooms
Supervisor Serna and Superintendent Raymond will also speak at 鈥楽acramento Goes Back to School鈥� event

August 30, 2012 (Sacramento): Senate pro Tem Darrell Steinberg will speak Tuesday morning (September 4) at 精品SM在线影片鈥檚 first day of school celebration, held this year at Phoebe Hearst Elementary School to highlight the campus鈥� new 鈥済reen鈥� classrooms.

Other VIP guests scheduled to speak at 鈥淪acramento Goes Back to School鈥� include Sacramento County Supervisor Phil Serna, Sacramento City Unified School District Superintendent Jonathan Raymond and 精品SM在线影片 Board of Education Vice President Jeff Cuneo.
A premiere school serving East Sacramento, Phoebe Hearst added kindergarten to its c

Press release August 31, 2012

With school starting Tuesday, 精品SM在线影片 reminds parents of bus service cuts
Letters, automated phone calls sent home; bus service still available to some students

August 31, 2012 (Sacramento): School starts on Tuesday, and the Sacramento City Unified School District is working hard to remind parents that bus service for elementary school students has been eliminated with a few exceptions.

To balance a $28 million budget deficit, the 精品SM在线影片鈥檚 Board of Education voted last spring to eliminate all home-to-school transportation for elementary school students.

Press release August 31, 2012

精品SM在线影片 middle schools make impressive gains on state tests
Fern Bacon leads the way with a second straight year of big jumps in math, language arts

August 31, 2012 (Sacramento): 精品SM在线影片 middle school kids 鈥搊ften regarded as the hardest to teach 鈥� outpaced their elementary and high school peers in gains on state standardized tests in English language arts and math, according to data released today.

Press release October 11, 2012

Students at 精品SM在线影片鈥楶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 精品SM在线影片鈥檚 Superintendent鈥檚 Priority Schools made almost across-the-board gains on state tests. In addition, 精品SM在线影片鈥檚 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.