Nicole Parra Guest Speaker At Shafter Kiwanis Event
Nicole Parra campaigning for the 30th Assembly District spoke to Kiwanis, praised Central Valley leadership, and urged accessible government services. Vanessa Lugo accompanied her as campaign coordinator during the Wednesday visit.
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Nicole Parra
Vanessa Lugo
Nicole
Central Valley
Team
Kiwanis
Kiwanis Club of Shafter
Shafter Veteran’s Hall
Saskie Kimena
AmeriCorps Graduates Celebrated at University Square Bakersfield
The August 23 2002 AmeriCorps graduation at University Square 2000 K Street Bakersfield honors Lisa Shelley Patty Valladolid Brandi Marin Angela Morris Lorena Garcia and Tasha Munoz from Shafter Buttonwillow. They reflect a year of service with tutoring clothing drives food baskets and community support across Central Valley Communities for Children.
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AmeriCorps
University Square
K Street
Bakersfield
Lisa Shelley
Patty Valladolid
Brandi Marin
Angela Morris
Lorena Garcia
Tasha Munoz
Shafter
Buttonwillow
Central Valley
Buttonwillow AmeriCorps
Richland
Cinco de Mayo
Shafter/Buttonwillow AmeriCorps
Kern County Probation Department
McFarland
Delano
California Focus on class size study shows mixed gains
A Public Policy Institute of California study finds smaller classes raised test scores in many districts, especially those serving low income students, but Los Angeles saw declines among districts with high African American enrollment. The report cites teacher shortages and uneven gains, with large differences among Fresno Long Beach Oakland San Diego and San Francisco.
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Sudsell
Aie Aides
Geeta Ordinatei
Public Policy Institute of California
Los Angeles
Fresno
Long Beach
Oakland
San Diego
San Francisco
Wilson
Education priority fades in Davis era debate
California faced persistent test gaps with 1,009 schools labeled failing under No Child Left Behind style rules. Davis expanded class size cuts and new tests while Simon criticizes outcomes, arguing state leadership cannot fix district variability or English learner testing hurdles.
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Davis
California
Wilson
Simon
Gray Davis
Public Policy Institute
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