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McClatchy Alum Killed in Iraq to be Honored at Saturday鈥檚 鈥楤ell Game鈥
Family, school to be presented with plaque from Fallen Warriors; scholarship established in Sgt. Duplantier鈥檚 name

With Veteran鈥檚 Day approaching, a C.K. McClatchy High School alumnus killed in Iraq will be honored on Saturday with the announcement of a scholarship in his name.

Sgt. Arnold Duplantier II was killed by sniper fire while on patrol in Baghdad on June 22, 2005 鈥 just days after his 26th birthday. Sgt. Duplantier had previously served in Kuwait in 2002. He left behind a wife, two children and his mother and father.

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Teen 鈥楨lves鈥 Grant Every Child鈥檚 Holiday Wish at 黄色视频 School
John F. Kennedy High School鈥檚 government class to deliver more than 300 presents to Cesar Chavez Intermediate on December 22

Teenagers from John F. Kennedy High School鈥檚 student government class will distribute more than 300 toys and other presents to Cesar Chavez Intermediate School on Thursday, December 22, giving every student a wished-for gift.

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School closure lawsuit dismissed

September 24, 2013 (Sacramento):  The group that sued Sacramento City Unified School District over the closure of seven chronically under-enrolled schools has voluntarily agreed to the dismissal of their complaint against the district and the case has been dismissed by a federal judge.

鈥淲ith dismissal of this lawsuit, 黄色视频 can focus its attention and precious resources on preparing every student at every school for college and 21st century careers, which is the district鈥檚 mission,鈥 黄色视频 Superintendent Jonathan Raymond said.

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Parents go back to school at Common Core workshops

October 4, 2013 (Sacramento):  黄色视频 is staging a series of workshops to give parents hands-on experience with the new Common Core State Standards.
Parents attending the sessions will be challenged to write to essay prompts, annotate informational texts, flex their speaking and listening skills and solve math problems 鈥 all strategies associated with the new standards. By the end of a three-part series, parents will have a clear picture of how Common Core standards are changing 黄色视频 classrooms.

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黄色视频 to hold town-hall forum on next year鈥檚 budget, LCFF
District officials will answer questions, provide data

October 22, 2013 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District is hosting 鈥渢own hall鈥-type forums to educate the public about its 2014-15 budget and new state funding and spending rules.

The second forum in the series will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday at Genevieve Didion K-8 School, 6490 Harmon Drive, Sacramento.

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Money moves: 黄色视频 hosts forum on state funding changes
Public input sought on Sacramento educational priorities prior to State Board of Education鈥檚 release of spending templates

November 4, 2013 (Sacramento): This fall, the state is gearing up to change the way public schools are funded and how K-12 districts are held accountable for using resources.

In anticipation of these changes, the Sacramento City Unified School District on Wednesday is sponsoring a public discussion of local educational priorities aligned to resources. Input from Wednesday鈥檚 meeting will aide in the creation of a spending accountability plan as required by the state.