‘Exercise in Empathy’ leads to connection between Palma student, former CTF inmate
A former Correctional Training Facility inmate got a chance to reconnect with someone he bonded with…
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Two fires break out on UCSC campus Monday night
The Santa Cruz Fire Department is investigating two fires that broke out on the UCSC campus Monday…
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UC Santa Cruz offers new MFA program
UC Santa Cruz’s Art Department is now accepting applications for a new degree…
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School sports in California on hold until Department of Public Health releases updated guidance
Students around California will not be participating in full practice and competition for a while…
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Four South Monterey County teachers receive grants for classroom projects
Aera Energy, an oil and gas producing company based in Bakersfield, is providing “Impact Grants” to five teachers in…
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UC Santa Cruz grad becomes the university’s first Rhodes Scholarship winner
Out of more than 2,000 applicants, a UC Santa Cruz student has become the first in the school’s history to win a Rhodes…
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Carmel High School considers changing mascot
The “Padre” has been the mascot of Carmel High School since it was founded 80 years ago, but now the school is considering a…
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Monterey County Free Libraries offers hotspots for students
To help students learning from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, Monterey County Free Libraries…
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Rollback delays move to hybrid learning for Santa Cruz County schools
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) A concerning spike in California coronavirus cases led to a rollback across the state that included Santa Cruz County…
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Greenfield Union School District welcomes back students for in-person classes
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION) A small number of students within the Greenfield Union School District were welcomed back into the classroom for the first…
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UC Santa Cruz to continue online through spring, summer 2021
UC Santa Cruz announced that students can expect to continue with online instruction through spring and…
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Monterey County child care providers take hit during COVID-19 pandemic
Child care centers across the Central Coast have scaled back this year. They have reduced their enrollment size, but they are now taking on more…
Continue Reading Small groups of Greenfield students to return to campus for in-person learning
The Greenfield Union School District announced Thursday that it will be allowing some students to return to campus…
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Students at Santa Cruz school raise money in honor of staff members who survived breast cancer
Students from Good Shepherd Catholic school have raised more than $1,000 for a cause that has greater meaning for…
Continue Reading Santa Cruz County schools plan to begin hybrid in-person learning in January
Santa Cruz County schools will soon be expanding in-person…
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Gonzales parents push for new school through Measure J
If approved, Measure J would authorize $24.5 million dollars in bonds to fund school improvements projects, like repairing current elementary school…
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South Monterey County school sees low student enrollment during pandemic
La Gloria Elementary School in Gonzales has seen a sharp decline in enrollment since the start of the…
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California State University sees all-time enrollment high
The California State University system said it has its largest-ever student body this fall as a result of an increase in…
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UC Santa Cruz announces Police Chief’s retirement
UC Santa Cruz police announced that Chief Nater Oweis will be retiring on Dec.…
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Donations pour in for SLVUSD families that lost homes in Santa Cruz mountain wildfires
More than 100 students in the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District lost their home in the CZU August Lightning…
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Waivers for in-person learning approved for twelve Monterey County schools
Three Monterey County schools have had their applications for in-person learning waivers approved, according to…
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Salinas school district announces passing of middle school principal
The Santa Rita School District announced that one of its principals died over the…
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UC Santa Cruz bike path reopens after renovations
The Great Meadow Bike Path has reopened, according to UC Santa Cruz…
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San Benito County moves to red tier of Blueprint for a Safer Economy
San Benito County health officials announced that San Benito County has moved to the red tier of the…
Continue Reading Governor vetoes California bill requiring ethnic studies
Gov. Gavin Newsom late Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have made ethnic studies a California high school…
Continue Reading Grant will provide $600,000 to help Latino UCSC, CSUMB students prepare for graduate studies
Congressman Jimmy Panetta announced that $559,867 in grant funding will be used to help Latino UC Santa Cruz…
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US to ship millions of tests in push to reopen K-12 schools
President Donald Trump planned to announce Monday that the federal government will begin distributing millions of…
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Some schools return to in-person learning in Santa Cruz County
Testing capacity has drastically improved in Santa Cruz County, which is now allowing the option for schools to open in-person with lots of…
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Dianne Feinstein’s husband named in UC admissions scandal
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s husband, University of California Regent Richard Blum, was named Thursday by the state…
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Salinas school district offers computer classes for parents
The Salinas City Elementary School District is taking a step to help parents who are trying to help their children with distance…
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State auditor: UC wrongly admitted well-connected students
The University of California “inappropriately admitted” at least 64 wealthy students over the past six…
Continue Reading 1,000 students to return to campus at UCSC with comprehensive testing plan
The fall quarter at the University of California Santa Cruz is just over a week from starting. However, only about 1,000 students will be moving back…
Continue Reading Monterey County Free Libraries to resume meal, activity kit distribution in South County
The Monterey County Free Libraries is set to resume its meal and activity kit distribution Tuesday at its branches in South…
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MPUSD offering mobile meal distribution for students at five sites
The Monterey Peninsula Unified School District has started a new program to provide meals to…
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Hartnell College to continue with online instruction through spring semester
Classes at Hartnell College will continue to be held online through the spring semester, according to school…
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Salinas organization to provide free WiFi, food for families in need
The Epicenter of Monterey announced that starting next week, it will begin providing free WiFi access and food to…
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Schools provide modified in-person programs to bridge digital divide
While most students are still learning from home in Monterey County, a small number are going to campus to engage in distance learning.…
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Tres Piños Union School offers in-person classes in Hollister
While most students are learning online during the pandemic, a small number of Central Coast schools are able to hold in-person classes, including…
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Monterey County allows schools to apply for waivers to hold in-person classes
Monterey County reports that as of today, the county is eligible to allow schools to apply for waivers to open…
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Santa Cruz schools become first in state to offer Bicycle Repair Technician Apprenticeship
The first Bicycle Repair Technician Apprenticeship in California will be offered at Santa Cruz City…
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Baymonte Christian School reopens for in-person classes
Baymonte Christian School began offering in-person classes Monday, and Scotts Valley Police shared pictures of the first…
Continue Reading Five San Benito County schools approved for waivers to reopen in-person
Schools on the Central Coast have been closed since mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but…
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California State University to keep classes online next term
California State University, the country’s largest four-year public university system, said Thursday that classes at its 23…
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At least 90 students at San Lorenzo Valley School District lost homes in CZU August Lightning Complex
The destruction from the CZU August Lightning Complex fires is taking a toll on education in the San Lorenzo…
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Mother of students seen studying outside Taco Bell speaks out
In just a week, two Salinas students have gone viral. Their story touched hearts everywhere. A photo captured them sitting on a sidewalk outside Taco…
Continue Reading Some buildings reopen at UC Santa Cruz following lifted evacuation orders
Several buildings are reopening at UC Santa Cruz 11 days after they were initially evacuated due to…
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Salinas Valley McDonald’s announces recipients of Raymond H. Costa Family Scholarship
The McDonald’s restaurants in the Salinas Valley announced the 2020 recipients of the Raymond H.…
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Organizer defends GoFundMe made for students using Taco Bell WiFi
A photo of two students sitting outside a Salinas Taco Bell to access WiFi has gained national attention.…
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Where to find free Wifi on the Central Coast
Central Coast libraries and the City of Salinas have gathered information about businesses and…
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Tri-county superintendents discuss digital divide
For Salinas mom of seven, Georgia Garden, a typical morning revolves around online school. “I would say a good third of the time we spend online in…
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