Forty-eight fourth graders at Oak Ridge Elementary School transformed the cafeteria into a five-star restaurant Tuesday night that featured local celebrity chefs, fine linen and a dinner made with ingredients from the Sacramento farmers market. With the help of about 10 chefs from Mulvaney’s Building & Loan restaurant and Jeff Clark of Nugget Markets, the students acted as servers, chefs and hosts to the VIP guests, who upon entry were handed a bit of the bubbly – some sparkling apple cider in champagne glasses. “The idea is to help kids experience the learning skills of entrepreneurship,” said Stella Ruiz of Miracles and Milestones, the group that organized the four-month restaurant pro

Mayor Kevin Johnson announced he would be travelling everywhere from Sacramento Elementary Schools to New York City in a press conference Tuesday. Johnson made it clear that education is on his long term agenda. Johnson visited Oak Ridge and Sequoia elementary schools for their first day of school Tuesday to participate in back-to-school rallies. He also announced his desire to take a more active role in schools, perhaps even creating an "education liaison" position. The position would help work on five issues of reform for city's schools announced in his recent White Paper Document: improving school accountability, increasing school choices, supporting educators, engaging and empowering