Monterey County Education Articles

GREENFIELD — South Monterey County Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees has appointed Tim Vanoli as interim superintendent effective immediately, following the resignation of Superintendent Jordan Mulder. Mulder, who had agreed to serve as superintendent for a three-year …

What do you think of when you think of Silicon Valley? Something sleek? Google, keycards and lanyards? You probably don’t think of furrowed fields of strawberries, and you certainly don’t think of the old post office in Watsonville. But here, …

Sara Rubin here, thinking about two separate instances, two sets of circumstances, two communities divided. That’s because a months-long saga is concluding in Spreckels, just as a new video and social media explosion unfolds in Cachagua.

Just shy of two weeks after Eduardo Ochoa retired after 10 years as president of CSU Monterey Bay on June 30, the CSU Board of Trustees announced his replacement this morning, Vanya Quiñones, who currently serves as provost and executive…

SALINAS VALLEY — Local McDonald’s owner and operator Raymond Costa has awarded college scholarships to 21 employees and their children of McDonald’s restaurants throughout Salinas Valley and Hollister. This year’s recipients received between $1,500 and $5,000 in scholarship money to …

During the pandemic, teachers and students moved overnight to online learning out of necessity. But teachers and parents noticed several kids were thriving in virtual school, triggering school districts to explore it as a long-term alternative to the classroom.

SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell College will use a three-year, $480,000 grant from the California Community Colleges (CCC) system to ensure that more incarcerated students not only complete college courses, but also earn a degree and continue their education. The grant, …

Starting today, July 1, the Salinas Public Library will no longer charge late or overdue fines. Outstanding fines have been eliminated.

SB 911, a bill to publicly fund journalism in California, narrowly advances to Assembly Appropriations Committee; faces opposition from ethnic media publishers.

The California Office of Emergency Services will reimburse Chualar Union School District $31,773.75 for cleaning and replacing a wall on the soccer field after the floods and mudflows that lashed Monterey Countyin late November to early December 2019. The flood…

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Supervisor Luis Alejo has announced his 2022 Young Supervisors Program for local high school and first-year college students. The four-week program will be held at the Monterey County Board of Supervisors Government Building. Alejo previously …

GONZALES — Gonzales Unified School District has announced the appointment of Matilde Zamora as the new superintendent, following approval from the Board of Trustees at its June 14 meeting. Zamora was selected from a pool of 31 applicants after a …

SOLEDAD — Soledad High School’s Career and Technical Student Organization, named SkillsUSA, has been awarded the Quality Chapter Award for the third year in a row. The award is earned by running a successful chapter, including electing officers, having members …

A taco Tuesday was the way Annette Yee Steck, who is running for Monterey County Board of Education, started her election night. Her husband and a couple of friends gathered to enjoy some tacos at Carmel Valley Athletic Club. She…

SALINAS VALLEY — Nearly 400 people with a professional stake in the safety of fresh fruits and vegetables consumed worldwide gathered at Hartnell College on May 4-5 for the 17th Annual Western Food Safety Conference. The conference, held on Hartnell’s …

SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell College hosted a special version of the annual Ag Tech Summit — a half-day, in-person program called AgTechX Ed — last month on the Main Campus in Salinas. The Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology …

GONZALES — Gonzales Youth Guardians explored the wonders of the ocean during a recent visit to the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey. A total of 18 youth and four adult chaperones attended the April 30 field trip, which was funded …

The Hartnell College employee who came under investigation last November by the Salinas Police Department for allegedly embezzling thousands of dollars has been arrested. Rocio Mendoza, 51, was arrested on 11 counts of identity theft and embezzlement on Tuesday, May…

SB 911 would provide $50M in public funding for journalism in California. It is heading to the state Senate floor with outside support still tepid.

The CSU Monterey Bay community has been working on two documents that will chart the university’s path into the future­ – one regulatory, the other aspirational. The regulatory document is a proposed master plan for increasing CSUMB’s size and campus…