Jennah Pendleton

‘Survivor’ star, Sacramento fire captain honored for helping pass California bill Sacramento fire captain and “Survivor” contestant Joe Hunter will appear again on season 50 of the reality show.

Sacramento fire captain and “Survivor” contestant Joe Hunter will appear again on season 50 of the reality show.

I don't feel like a lot can shock me anymore but this did. Wow.

St. Hope, Sacramento school district to continue negotiating operational agreement The two entities were supposed to come to an agreement before June 30 to meet the terms of charter renewal.

Will St. Hope have to back down on its financial relationship with its related nonprofits and fire their longtime controversial lawyer? My latest on St. Hope: www.sacbee.com/news/local/e...

Rancho Cordova STEM elementary expands to middle school. Why it matters “Getting a STEM education in front of our students (...) gives them an opportunity to be scientists or engineers or mathematicians,” the superintendent said.

Happy back to school season! www.sacbee.com/news/local/e...

Trump releases nearly $1B in delayed education funds for California schools Officials say schools faced layoffs and class size increases without the money.

Some rare good news for California schools: www.sacbee.com/news/local/e...

From ‘Death Cab for Bootie’ to front row: Sacramento fan celebrates band’s return Mone’t Ha-Sidi, a Sacramento native, has seen Death Cab for Cutie more than 70 times and has hosted twerk classes and a burlesque show in the band’s honor.

It's summer so they let the edu reporter (me) have a little fun www.sacbee.com/entertainmen...

thank you Lia <33

From ‘Death Cab for Bootie’ to front row: Sacramento fan celebrates band’s return Mone’t Ha-Sidi, a Sacramento native, has seen Death Cab for Cutie more than 70 times and has hosted twerk classes and a burlesque show in the band’s honor.

Loved this profile of a Death Cab superfan by @jennahpendleton.bsky.social www.sacbee.com/entertainmen...

St. Hope rejects Sacramento City Unified’s terms of renewal agreement. What’s next? The charter school and its authorizer did not come to an agreement by the June 30 deadline.

This is probably the last St. Hope story for awhile as I'm about to leave the country and I'd like to move onto some different coverage when I get back. But in part it's the last for awhile because... no one really knows what to do from here?

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How reports of Sacramento High coach partying with kids led to teacher’s firing After students talked about parties with alcohol at the coach’s house, teachers reported what they heard. One lost their job.

Here is my original reporting that inspired the SCUSD board to take its agreement with St. Hope back to the drawing board. The board will vote on one of two agreements at a meeting tomorrow, and I'll be there to report on the outcome.

Sacramento district demands new investigation into St. Hope coach following Bee report The charter school will be subject to a number of new accountability standards in its agreement with Sacramento City Unified.

ICYMI: Sacramento City Unified is planning to significantly tighten its reins on St. Hope. In addition to stricter personnel and financial oversight, the district is requiring a new investigation be done into administrative staff following allegations made public by @sacbee.com last month.

St. Hope dean says women should submit to men on YouTube. Sacramento students knew Sources say that students at the middle and high school were aware of the dean’s online persona as “Mr. 1950.”

Students and teachers at a troubled charter school say they’ve known for years that the dean has run a side business of posting Andrew Tate-esque “alpha male” content, according to @jennahpendleton.bsky.social:
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Sacramento school board demands St. Hope accountability following Bee investigation The district will revise a drafted agreement with the charter school after it was misled about an investigation into claims that a football coach partied with students.

Last night Sacramento City Unified school board cited Bee reporting about St. Hope Public Schools when directing staff to add more conditions to their charter agreement.
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How reports of Sacramento High coach partying with kids led to teacher’s firing After students talked about parties with alcohol at the coach’s house, teachers reported what they heard. One lost their job.

A Sac High coach gave his underage players alcohol and drugs at multiple parties. School admin gave a termination letter to a teacher who reported it, and later withheld relevant public records. The coach still works there, @jennahpendleton.bsky.social reports: www.sacbee.com/news/local/e...

We’re down to standing room only in this CA Assembly hearing to consider a couple of bills that would prevent trans girls from school sports and overturn a 2013 law that allows students to access locker rooms and play on sports teams that reflect their gender ID

Trump administration investigating CA over ban against outing trans students A state law banning teachers from outing students is “immoral” and “potentially” contradicts federal law, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said.

The Trump administration is investigating California for potentially violating FERPA because of a state law that went into effect this year banning teachers from having to out trans students to their parents www.sacbee.com/news/politic...

UC Davis dissolves law student group after it implemented boycott of Israel A UC Davis spokesperson said that the law student organization “knowingly violated” a University of California policy.

UC Davis dissolved the Law Students Association after the group passed a resolution that would institute an association-wide boycott of Israel for its “ongoing genocide and occupation in Palestine.”
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This is bonkers insane

Why Trump has Sacramento State, UC Davis students and faculty afraid for free speech “They are just weaponizing the charges of antisemitism to silence us, those of us who research, teach or advocate on behalf of Palestinian human rights.”

“The Trump administration, and anyone’s cooperation with it, is policing our language, abusing the idea of antisemitism in the West to stifle speech in support of Palestinian rights."
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University of California imposes systemwide hiring freeze, end to diversity statements The changes come as the Trump administration targets DEI efforts in the federal government and schools.

ICYMI: The University of California announced an indefinite systemwide hiring freeze Wednesday.

"It affects every single aspect of how we can fulfill our obligation to enhance higher education in California," he said.

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Education department chaos is already affecting Sacramento students. Will it get worse? Sacramento school leaders say that “everything is at stake.”

New: Sacramento schools say that federal layoffs, funding cuts could be "devastating." @sacbee.com
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Trump’s deadline to eliminate DEI in schools passed. Did Sacramento districts comply? Trump gave K-12 schools and colleges two weeks to outlaw any race-based programming or face possible loss of federal funding.

Schools across the U.S. faced a March 1 deadline to end their diversity, equity and inclusion programs or risk losing federal funding. From @jennahpendleton.bsky.social:

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Sacramento schools crafted a plan after a racist test went viral. Why this teacher has doubt Teachers pushed for reform after a biology teacher from their high school gained national attention for administering a racist test.

Teachers pushed for reform after a biology teacher from their high school gained national attention for administering a racist test.

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How two Sacramento printmakers made TikTok history with vintage newspaper presses The duo is responsible for the Sacramento History Museum becoming the world’s most followed museum on TikTok.

✨ The Sacramento History Museum is the world’s most followed museum on TikTok. Meet the people behind the sensation and see what’s next for them if a ban takes effect this weekend:

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