
As Coronavirus Upends California, Question Remains: Who’ll Watch the Kids?
As schools, businesses, governments and most other venues go increasingly dark in the effort to restrict the pandemic, one question has persisted: What to do about child care?

Follow Her Lead: Catherine Reheis-Boyd
As the country celebrates the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, we profile 19 leaders in the Capital Region
Catherine Reheis-Boyd, president of Western States Petroleum Association, is attempting to rebrand the petroleum industry.

Making STEM More Inclusive
There are ways to help women and girls join the STEM field
We have an opportunity. In 2015, women held less than 24 percent of jobs in science, technology, engineering and math in the United States, despite making up more than 47 percent of our workforce, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Newsom: Coronavirus Likely to Close California Schools for Rest of the Year
In a stunning announcement that revealed disruption from the coronavirus is far from over, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday that California schools will remain closed not just until sometime next month, as most announced over the weekend, but probably for the rest of the school year.

California Colleges Are Going Online. How Ready Are They?
California is about to embark on an enormous, unplanned experiment in remote learning — and no one knows how long it will last.

Follow Her Lead: Nicole Montna Van Vleck
As the country celebrates the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, we profile 19 leaders in the Capital Region
When Nicole Montna Van Vleck, president and CEO of Montna Farms, left the family farm to go to college and start her career, she didn’t think that she’d return.

California’s Prop. 13 School Bond Is Officially Defeated
California voters have rejected Proposition 13, the only statewide measure on the March 3 ballot, making it the first failed state school bond proposal in more than two decades.

Follow Her Lead: Celia Esposito-Noy
As the country celebrates the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, we profile 19 leaders in the Capital Region
Celia Esposito-Noy, superintendent and president of Solano Community College, sees higher education institutions as responsible for serving much more than just their students.

California’s Online Community College Confronts Offline Woes
California’s first-in-the-nation online community college now has 450 students — with no full-time faculty, no CEO and no political champion. What will Calbright’s future be?

Shouldering the Burden
Progressive-minded farmers in the Capital Region undertake steps to battle and adapt to climate change
A growing movement of farmers is focused on agricultural practices that can mitigate or adapt to an uncertain future brought by climate change.
Part of this month’s Innovation issue