March 16, 2023
Can this new bachelor's program help bring a fire-devastated region back to life?
Can this program help more students get bachelor's degrees and at the same time help restore a region devastated by wildfires?
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wildfires
March 7, 2023
Students at rural community college can earn a bachelor’s and help prevent wildfires
Feather River College is the latest of California's community colleges to get approval for a bachelor's degree program.
Michael Burke
April 21, 2022
Empty classrooms and quiet hallways: California's rural far north grapples with declining enrollment
Enrollment has dropped more than 5% in rural Northern California over the past 20 years, with some districts seeing drops of 50% or more.
Carolyn Jones
October 6, 2021
Emergency response team helps California schools navigate wildfires
The California Department of Education formed its Emergency Services Team last October to help schools deal with emergencies like wildfires.
Diana Lambert
August 12, 2021
Wildfires delay beginning of school year for some rural California schools, some for the second year
Raging wildfires have become an annual threat to school districts in California's rural regions, and this year they are disrupting reopening plans.
Diana Lambert
October 2, 2020
Drilling down on Prop. 15; treating wildfires' trauma on children
This week: opposite views on Prop. 15, an initiative to raise commercial property taxes, and a look at wildfires' lingering trauma on kids.
EdSource staff
September 29, 2020
Even when the smoke clears, schools find student trauma can linger
Schools can serve as a hub for an entire community after a disaster, experts say.
Carolyn Jones
August 25, 2020
California wildfires add angst to distance learning
Massive wildfires have become an annual event in California, and they are the first test of how schools can handle a crisis while distance learning.
Diana Lambert And Theresa Harrington
November 1, 2019
As fires rage, pressure mounts to train California’s next generation of forest stewards
Similar to other STEM fields, employers in California’s natural resources industries are in need of a larger and more diverse pool of applicants.
Sydney Johnson
October 31, 2019
California parents and educators help students cope with fire trauma, again
Schools and colleges across the state have had to shut their doors this week due to smoke, power shutoffs or direct fire danger.
Ashley A. Smith and Sydney Johnson
January 15, 2019
Trauma in Paradise: A California school system focuses on mental health after devastating fire
As students and educators in and around the town of Paradise begin a new semester, just two months since the deadliest wildfire in California history, they are carrying with them levels of trauma that will certainly impact their ability to learn and teach, experts say.
David Washburn
December 20, 2018
Paradise High seniors lost almost everything in Camp Fire, but are determined to salvage their final year
Community organizations, businesses and individuals from throughout the state are raising funds to ensure the senior class has a prom, senior trip and other events.
Diana Lambert
December 12, 2018
New location found for California high school destroyed by wildfire
Paradise Unified School District officials have found a location in Chico that will, for the foreseeable future, serve as the district’s high school while campuses decimated by the Camp Fire are rebuilt.
David Washburn
December 3, 2018
Tears, hugs mark reunion of Paradise students and teachers
Nearly a month after the deadliest wildfire in California history, students throughout Butte County return to school.
Diana Lambert And David Washburn
November 28, 2018
Plans come into focus for California schools ravaged by wildfires
Officials have identified three elementary schools that will take Paradise Unified students displaced by the deadly Camp Fire and are close to securing a site for middle and high schoolers.