Monterey County Local News: Education

Monterey Museum of Art presents its new acquisitions to its vast permanent collection.

Hartnell College recently celebrated the grand reopening of the Gary Shaw Track and Bill Elliott Football Field with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by community members, Hartnell students, staff and local leaders.

Montage Health’s Prescribe Safe program has announced a collaboration with the Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) aimed at raising awareness and preventing fentanyl-related overdoses among youth in Monterey County.

The U.S. Department of Education has been around since the mid-1800s, but it’s relatively new in the modern era as a cabinet-level agency. In 1980, Congress split the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare into two: Education, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

After a series of high-profile departures from Carmel Unified School District, it started to look like maybe the leadership team would stabilize.

For the season of giving, Jacob Martinez and his team at Digital NEST had an idea: If the nonprofit that provides career skills to youth could garner 100 donations, Martinez would get his first tattoo on his upcoming birthday.

Local school districts, private schools and cities participating in the Municipalities, Colleges, Schools Insurance Group, known as MCSIG, are facing an unprecedented $6.7 million assessment, after the agency faced steep medical claims in October and November.

Greenfield Union School District (GUSD) has appointed Laura Cortez as interim superintendent following a unanimous 5-0 vote by the school board in October.

UC Santa Cruz and Hartnell College have long shared a commitment to empowering students from California’s Central Coast to achieve their educational and career goals. Now, thanks to a two-year, $250,000 American Talent Initiative IDEAS Grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies, the two institutions will strengthen that partnership and expand opportunities for students.

Gonzales Unified School District Board of Trustees has named Joey Adame as the new superintendent, effective Jan. 1, 2025.

Students at Fairview Middle School in Gonzales hosted a Veterans Day assembly on Nov. 6 to honor local veterans, marking the return of an annual tradition for the Gonzales Unified School District.