Sacramento Coalition to Save Public Education

05/21/2026

The County Board of Ed voted to renew the Highlands Charter that Twin Rivers had revoked. They actually faulted Twin Rivers for a lack of oversight. That oversight costs a district money, and charters contribute only a small fraction of it. Meanwhile every charter school takes money away from district students.

Highlands got a second chance after a state audit found several infractions and school board members moved to shut the schools down.

05/12/2026

What does state receivership mean for parents and students?

If Sacramento City Unified were to receive a loan from the state, impacts could include layoffs and deep cuts to programs.

05/07/2026

Once again a group of East Sac parents is ready to press the district for a neighborhood high school. Their focus is on the two neighborhood middle schools campuses. But what if the Sac High campus became available?

Families sent a message to officials this week, with ideas for how to maintain stability for their students in the short and long run.

04/30/2026

Follow the link to write to your reps, and tell them to stop the charter School Money Grab!

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04/25/2026

The closure of under enrolled schools may be inevitable, but the process should always involve the community. There was a stark contrast between the round of closures in 2008 which had community input, and 2013 which did not.. The later resulted in a lawsuit claiming discrimination in the schools chosen for closure. The court found that low income communities were discriminated against, but because "intent" by the district could not be proven, the lawsuit failed.

The trustees are considering a number of possibilities, amid declining enrollment projections over the next ten years.

04/18/2026

Closing a school is a sad thing to do, but the small high schools are a drain on SCUSD. The grant money that supported them when they first opened 20 years ago is long gone. The programs could be moved to the comprehensive high schools, most of which are under enrolled.

The Sacramento City Unified School District voted Thursday to close the charter school, which offers a Waldorf educational environment.

03/27/2026

SCUSD Board Member Taylor Kayatta expressing his frustration at district staff's failure to follow the board's direction to address the fiscal crisis.
Interesting reading...

03/06/2026

Lay off notices must go out in advance of any actual job cuts, but there will be drastic changes at SCUSD.

The school board Thursday approved almost 400 new layoffs, primarily targeting non-teachers. Administrators pushed back during the meeting.

02/07/2026

Latest info on the financial state of SCUSD...

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02/05/2026

Well this can't be good. But it might be a personal reason, rather than a rat deserting a sinking ship situation. I had heard that she was ill when she first took over the district a few years back. What a lousy picture to use Abridged.

Her departure comes as the district faces a multi-million-dollar budget crisis and the risk of state receivership.