News across Lake County

Upper Lake Unified requests loan from county treasury; officials cite ‘outrageous’ executive pay among district’s fiscal problems
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Faced with a mounting fiscal crisis exacerbated by high personnel costs — which county officials have termed “gross over-compensation” — the Upper Lake Unified School District has asked the county of Lake for a $2.5 million loan in order to maintain its…

Rural California community college students want bachelor’s degrees, but have few options, report says
By Michael Burke This story was originally published by EdSource . Sign up for their daily newsletter . Top Takeaways Students at rural community colleges are just as ambitious as their peers at nonrural colleges, but they often lack the same resources and access to four-year…