Sacramento schools survey identifies priorities
By Melody Gutierrez/Sacramento Bee
The No. 1 priority for employees of the Sacramento City Unified School District and the community is small class sizes, according to results of a district survey released Thursday. Responses from district employees and the community, including parents and local business owners, were similar for the most part. Both rank up-to-date textbooks and clean schools in the top four priorities. But they differ on Gifted and Talented Education, which community members ranked third and employees ranked 17th. The community ranked adult education programs eighth, while employees ranked them 19th. (more...)