Top Takeaways The Sacramento County Board of Education reverses decision to close Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools. The school had improperly collected $180 million in public funding, prompting the initial closure decision. Executive Director Jonathan Raymond aims to rebuild trust in the charter school. A controversial adult charter school in Sacramento will remain open after the county Board of Education reversed a decision by Twin Rivers Unified School District to close the school. The decision marked the end of a long journey for students and staff of Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools, who had already endured school site closures and staff layoffs after a state audit found the school had improperly collected $180 million in public funding and violated multiple education rules. Twin Rivers Unified staff cited many of the same problems revealed in the audit for the decision to revoke the school’s charters. Related ReadingSacramento County board overturns Twin Rivers Unified’s revocation of Highlands charter schoolsMay 20, 2026 The hundreds of students, staff and community activists, many who arrived via bus to pack Tuesday night’s Sacramento County Board of Education meeting, cheered with jubilation following the board’s decision. Nearly 300 supporters, some wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the slogan “It’s never too late,” filled multiple rooms at the venue. About 40 of them shared stories of hardship improved by instruction from caring teachers, many explaining that the school helped them to learn to speak English and earn a high school diploma. Some expressed fear that the school’s closure…
