Monterey County Education Articles

CSU Monterey Bay announced it is offering $4,000 "guaranteed back-up scholarships" to incoming students negatively impacted by delays in the Free Application for Student Aid, or FAFSA, process.

Piece by piece, the County of Monterey is closing the yawning digital divide, recently connecting San Ardo and areas of Prunedale to the fiber network.

A bill to mandate use of the method will not advance in the Legislature this year in the face of teachers union opposition.

BRADLEY — Bradley Union School District has been accepted into the League of Innovative Schools, a national network of school districts that connects and supports the most forward-thinking leaders in education.

MONTEREY COUNTY — After 18 rounds and numerous words, Monterey County has a new spelling champion.

Responding to a federal financial aid glitch, Caliifornia legislators and Gov. Gavin Newsom within two weeks gave students an additional month to apply for state aid.

MONTEREY COUNTY — Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) has selected 21 emerging nonprofit managers to join the LEAD (Leadership, Education and Development) Institute’s 2024 cohort.

About 100 people rallied outside of a Pajaro Valley Unified School District board meeting on Wednesday, March 13, demanding the district bring back Community Responsive Education.

More frequent outdoor breaks can improve student attention, reduce behavior problems. Over the last decade, a growing list of U.S. states—including Missouri, Florida and New Jersey—have mandated daily recess. California joined the trend in late 2023.

KING CITY — Salinas Valley State Prison EAC recently donated $1,500 to the King City High School softball program.

Patients and providers agree that even with health insurance, the costs of health care can be inordinately expensive. That is something that Dr. Steve Packer, CEO of Montage Health and Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, acknowledged on Friday, March…

SALINAS VALLEY — Vista Verde Middle School in Greenfield recently hosted a community network meeting aimed at fostering a nurturing and safe environment for local youth, families and communities across South Monterey County.

The rising tide of unionization and successful bids by unions to secure more pay and benefits floated the hopes of California State University student assistants last year, envisioning that they too could be recognized and rewarded for their labor. On…

California’s public schools depend on state aid for the lion’s share of their operational income. Two trends – declining enrollment and high absenteeism – are creating financial headaches.

GREENFIELD — Greenfield High School took first place in the local Academic World Quest competition on Feb. 24, hosted by the World Affairs Council of the Monterey Bay Area with the help of the Monterey County Office of Education.

MONTEREY COUNTY — Many Monterey County students aspire to attend college, but the cost of higher education keeps them from achieving that dream. Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) has been working with individuals, families and businesses to help close …

MONTEREY COUNTY — Applications are currently being accepted for the 2024 College Arts Scholarship offered by the Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC).

Hartnell College offers dual enrollment at high schools in the Salinas Valley and North Monterey County, where students can take high school and college-level classes simultaneously.

Like cities and counties, school districts also review school boundaries and make adjustments to improve the student-teacher ratio at each campus. Alisal Unified School District held four meetings last week to discuss new school boundaries that the district would implement…

The trustees of the Hartnell Community College District Board were faced with filling a vacancy last fall after former chair Erica Padilla-Chavez resigned and moved out of the area. They could fill it by an election, maybe during the primary…