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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Area school districts vie for Race to the Top funds - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee

Education - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee

Sacramento City Unified, Natomas Unified, Twin Rivers Unified, Woodland Joint Unified and Dry Creek Joint Unified school districts have joined the Race to the Top.
Student winners of the Nature Bowl environmental competition will enjoy a field trip Thursday to help stock trout at Halsey Forebay in Auburn.
Fifth-grade teachers Shannan Brown and Kirsten Thomas were named San Juan Unified School District's teachers of the year last week.

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An award-winning venture by a UC Davis student team could turn a public health pariah into a potential hero, using tobacco plants to develop vaccines in weeks instead of months.


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