Teen suicide rates hit 30 year high
Suicide rates are at a 30-year high among all ages, the tenth leading cause of death in the United States, and currently the second leading cause of death among 15- to 24-year-olds. Educators, families...
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Students across the U.S. walk out of high schools and universities in electoral aftermath
Students at universities and institutes of learning across the country held coordinated rallies Wednesday, calling for their administrations to make their campus sanctuaries for undocumented immigrants. The calls come in response to campaign pledges...
Drought and climate change contributing to earlier grape harvests in vineyards around the world
Severe droughts attributed to El Niño are affecting areas far flung around the world; from India to Venezuela to Namibia. In developing nations, major droughts devastate domestic agriculture and compromise food sovereignty. In wealthier...
Napa High School’s choir reflects why investment in arts curriculum vital
California has one of the strongest policies on arts education in the country. But despite a state law that requires public schools provide access to arts education, many aren’t doing so, saying the funds...
Seal and sea lion pups wash up on California beaches in record numbers
More than two thousand sick and starving baby seals and sea lions have washed up on California shores without their mothers since the start of the year. The precise cause is unclear. Rescue centers...
Reporter’s Notebook: Witnessing a baby seal beaching in San Diego
Editor’s note: Just after reporter Karin Argoud completed this story on baby seal and sea lion beachings along the California coast, she herself witnessed a seal beaching while visiting family in San Diego. She...
Profile: Napa teacher trains a new generation of sustainable beekeepers
With commercial honey bees dying off from pesticides and diseases, Napa resident Rob Keller – is a man on a mission to save the honey bee. He has become A leading advocate for bees...
California charter schools among many nationwide struggling with new online standardized tests
Students in many states have always used a freshly sharpened #2 pencil to bubble in their answers on a yearly battery of tests. But this Spring, in a nation-wide overhaul of public school standardized...
