Focus Local

03/04/2019

Please call 707-837-7771 x2505 if you are interested in hosting a student.

08/24/2018

North Bay Met Academy at Windsor is doing amazing stuff for students. Here’s an easy way to support their work. Big Picture Learning

North Bay Met Academy uses internships, apprenticeships and rigorous, interest-based projects to immerse students in work they are passionate about to develop the skills, habits and knowledge to succeed in higher education, overcome obstacles to their wellbeing, and contribute positively to their...

08/17/2018

Looks like awesome things are underway at NBMA! Big Picture Learning

05/09/2018

Big Bang is going to be awesome again this year. If you practice or dream of practicing student-centered learning, this is the place to be!

Have you registered for Big Bang 2018 yet? Well, what are you waiting for? Early bird registration rates end next Tuesday, May 15th. Get going! www.bigpicture.org/bigbang

04/18/2018

So proud to be part of this amazing work, and to have spoken out representing Big Picture Learning in support of North Bay Met Academy at this School Board Meeting. Congratulations, Windsor!
-Michael

Supporters turned out in force, powerful statement by Nystrom reverses voting stalemate

04/11/2018

Power of youth voice! Students from North Bay Met Academy advocated for their Big Picture Learning pilot program to be permanently adopted, and it unanimously passed last night! We’re proud to have been part of the team supporting them. Such an awesome moment for this community.

04/06/2018

What has Focus Local been up to lately?
One important project has been providing support to schools in the Big Picture Learning network. We're working with alternative education programs to develop, implement and support real-world learning through internship programs in Northern California. Check out some of the amazing things that are happening throughout the country and beyond.

12/12/2017

Mayor Edwin Lee was not known to be ill; he reportedly died at a San Francisco hospital in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

12/04/2017

Please join Los Angeles-based KCET independent television and The California Endowment (TCE) for the Sacramento screening and panel discussion of CITY RISING, a new documentary examining gentrification.

In partnership with TCE, the multi-platform documentary series shows how gentrification is deeply rooted in a history of discriminatory laws and practices in the United States that have and continue to impact health outcomes for marginalized communities. The film follows the journey of California communities that are fighting displacement and features a growing movement of advocates seeking responsible development across the state.

After the one hour screening, a panel discussion will provide an opportunity to dig into some of the key issues raised in the film, as well as perspective on making the film from Chief Creative Officer Juan Devis of KCET.

CLICK ON THE LINK-

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sacramento-kcet-city-rising-community-screening-and-panel-discussion-tickets-40883845683

This event is free and open to the public, but RSVP is required.

More about CITY RISING:
Gentrification arrives with promises of revitalization but is an invading force whose momentum has developed out of a history of discriminatory laws and practices in the United States. City Rising is a documentary showing how gentrification is the result of a web of decisions made by those in power.

Cities have been entrepreneurial about encouraging development, while regarding displacement as inevitable. Fast-rising home values have made property ownership more elusive than ever for those historically excluded. People of color who cherish their neighborhood’s culture and sense of community are mobilizing against unsustainable rents and other forces they see pushing neighbors into homelessness.

Coming in September on KCET and LinkTV, City Rising is a one-hour broadcast special with online videos and articles looking at six California communities undergoing gentrification: Boyle Heights and South Central in Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Ana, Oakland and the Oak Park neighborhood of Sacramento.

11/28/2017

It's . You can donate supplies to one of the local Reading Partners Sacramento school sites!

Plan ahead for Giving Tuesday! Support your local reading center and help us stock up on school supplies!

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Susan B. Anthony: http://a.co/7cLmzap

General Reading Partners Sacramento List: http://a.co/cQCYnq6