Who we are
The Journalism Education Association of Northern California, a non-profit organization headquartered in Sacramento, California is committed to serving scholastic journalism educators and their students. It covers the territory from Bakersfield and Santa Barbara to the Oregon border.
• Membership is available to all advisers of scholastic publications, grades 7 through 12, in both public and private schools.
• JEANC works closely with the national Journalism Education Association in sponsoring events such as the Journalist of the Year scholarship program.
• JEANC cooperates with state journalism organizations to host workshops and conventions.
• JEANC recognizes outstanding programs with its annual contests.
• JEANC has published Journalism: Model curriculum Guidelines and A Framework for Journalism Education.
• The JEANC Board works with the State Department of Education in an attempt to improve recognition of journalism education within the existing academic structure.
• Board members are available to answer questions individual advisers may encounter during the year.