Several young children sit at desks in a classroom, viewed from behind and in soft focus, holding tablet devices while facing the front of the room. Posters and learning materials line the walls, and daylight filters in through a window, creating a quiet classroom atmosphere.
Students in a classroom at Achieve Charter School of Paradise in Paradise on May 21, 2025. (Miguel Gutierrez Jr./CalMatters via Bay City News)

This was written by staff at the nonprofit newsroom CalMatters. It was republished by The Mendocino Voice in partnership with CalMatters to bring relevant nonpartisan news to Mendocino County readers. Learn more about CalMatters here.

WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/14/25 — Rural schools and communities are poised to receive millions in funding after Congress resurrected a program left for dead a few months ago. 

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Carolyn Jones covers K-12 education at CalMatters. A longtime news reporter, she’s covered education for nearly a decade, focusing on everything from special education to state funding policies to inequities...