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Fresno County Public Library gives out free aquarium passes to families in need

A new program at the Fresno County Public Library is taking young readers from the "Shelf to the Shore." It is providing free passes to the Monterey Bay Aquarium -- for families who would not be able ... read more

11 Things You Can Borrow From Libraries Besides Books

MUSEUM PASSES A bunch of libraries lend out passes for free or discounted ... good for admission for families of four to 15 different area attractions like the Field Museum and the Shedd Aquarium. The ... read more

Museums coming to Philly's neighborhoods with $2M William Penn grant

Kristen is a Pulitzer Prize winner, part of a team whose "Assault on Learning" series about violence in the Philadelphia schools won the 2012 prize for public service for the Inquirer. Please pass alo... read more

In the American West, Arbitrary Poverty Designations Are Shortchanging the Rural Poor

Like many families in the Central Valley, the Andrades rely on bottled water for household use, due to nitrate contamination in the water that comes out of the tap ... like Tulare County, which is an ... read more

Sacramento Food Bank Giving Out Turkeys To Families In Need

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Lines are growing outside the Sacramento Food Bank as people wait to receive a free Thanksgiving dinner. The food bank will be handing out thousands of turkeys and side dishes to ... read more

ACLU lawsuit says Fresno County public defenders are overworked

Fresno County courts are crowded and so is the county jail. One big reason is those charged with crimes can't get through the system because the attorneys in the public defender's office are overwhelm... read more

Exploring The Power of Networked Improvement Communities

Instead, I'm attracted to the Networked Improvement Communities techniques developed by the ... how I would carry it out, and what resources I would need. It kindly provided me with some resources fro... read more

Take a Look at Where Californians Are Fleeing To

Noted by David Crane of Govern For California in a guest piece in a guest commentary for the Bay Area News Group newspapers: To have any chance of moving ahead, those Californians require high quality ... read more

Shelters, cars and crowded rooms

For families like Alison’s, filling out forms ... costs gives Santa Barbara County the highest rate of children living in poverty in the state, at 30.8 percent, based on local cost of living and feder... read more

Shooting Spree Leaves 5 Dead, Children Wounded In Northern California

Gov. Jerry Brown has issued a statement on the shooting, writing “Anne and I are saddened to hear about today’s violence in Tehama County, which shockingly involved schoolchildren. We offer our condol... read more

More Cal State campuses are considering 'student success fees'

"State colleges used to be free, and now students have to pay $7,000, $8,000 or $9,000 to go to an institution and come out with huge debt," Phillips ... poverty and families to care for and they need ... read more

Tests over Teachers in California

The 1999 Senate Bill 2X authored by then Senator, and subsequently State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Jack O'Connell allocated $2 million to develop the exit exam. Now Californians easily she... read more