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UC admits 17 percent of waitlisted students

By Laurel Rosenhall - Updated: 10:17 am

The results are in from the University of California's first stab at using waiting lists: 17 percent of students offered a place on a UC waiting list this spring were admitted to the campus that wait-listed them.

• UC, CSU wait-listing students for the first time
• UC puts 10,000 applicants on waiting list

Sacramento State lays off 8, eliminates vacant positions

By Bill Lindelof - Published: 10:07 am

Layoff notices will be sent to eight employees today at Sacramento State.

Sacramento City Unified opens Parent Resource Center

By Melody Gutierrez - Published: 9:48 am

The Sacramento City Unified School District will open its new Parent Resource Center inside the district office at 3:30 p.m. today.

Mayor's fiancee brings tough-on-education talk to Sacramento

By Melody Gutierrez - Published: 12:00 am

Controversial education reformer Michelle Rhee brought her get-tough-on-education stance to Sacramento on Monday, saying schools need to be run like Fortune 500 companies, but with student achievement replacing capital.

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