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Sacramento area high schools OK with same-sex prom companions

By Ed Fletcher - Published: 12:00 am

A high school prom is a rite of passage that should be a source of joy, not worry, anxiety or fear, regardless of the student's relationship status or sexual orientation, say local school administrators.

Genealogy class uses maps to visit lives of ancestors

By Hudson Sangree - Published: 12:00 am

A genealogy instructor took her students on a 19th-century journey Sunday to the brothels of Truckee, North Bloomfield's Chinatown, and a brewery in Mokelumne Hill.

Elementary students wax poetic in published book

By Melody Gutierrez - Updated: 11:34 am

Seven students at North Avenue Elementary in Del Paso Heights will become published authors after their poems were selected to appear in the Anthology of Poetry by Young Americans.

Sacramento, Elk Grove school workers' benefits rank high

By Diana Lambert and Phillip Reese - Updated: 3:38 pm

Sacramento City Unified spends more money on employee benefits on a per-pupil basis than any other district its size in California, according to a Bee analysis of recently released state figures.

History of CSU system is topic of book, speech

By Laurel Rosenhall - Updated: 11:30 am

Former Sacramento State President Donald R. Gerth is speaking Tuesday about his new book on the history of the California State University system.

Workshops aim to help students bound for college

By Diana Lambert - Updated: 11:31 am

Two free workshops for college-bound students will be presented at Arden-Dimick Library, 891 Watt Ave., Sacramento.

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