VACAVILLE, Calif.  – Students at a Vacaville school are exercising their right to protest for something they feel passionate about. At Sierra Vista K-8 located along Bel Air Drive, students felt lunchtime wasn’t the same. Something was missing from their menu. “When we walked in, I was like, ‘What the heck — where is it …

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The NEA Foundation has three grant opportunities open to members that fund a year of learning: Student Success; grants of $1,500 or $5,000 fund project-based and deeper student learning; Learning & Leadership; grants between $1,500 and $5,000 fund individual or group professional development and collegial study; Envision Equity grants between $1,500 and $5,000 let educators test new …

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  Upcoming CTA Conferences CTA conferences offer premier learning and networking experiences as well as professional growth hours and university credit. Visit cta.org/conferences for details and to register, and to learn about additional conferences: Community College Association Winter Conference, Feb. 11-13, virtual. Highlights advocacy and lobbying and contract enforcement issues. Also offered are CCA’s California Leadership Academy and Grievance …

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ScholarShare, California’s official college savings plan, is offering a grant of up to $225 for families who open a college savings account and contribute to it regularly. The Matching Grant Program , which launched this month and runs through the end of 2022, is designed to help low- to moderate-income families save for their children’s …

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The expanded California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC), the Young Child Tax Credit and the federal EITC can combine to put hundreds or even thousands of extra dollars in your pocket. If you have low income and work, you may qualify for CalEITC; if you qualify and have a child under age 6, you may …

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