Monterey County Education Articles

Roosevelt Elementary School in the Salinas City Elementary School District celebrated its 100th anniversary on Thursday, Oct.3. It's the same school where the famous novelist John Steinbeck attended when he was a child.

On Sept. 24, the board of Salinas Union High School District unanimously approved contracts for two top administrators. There’s Zandra Jo Galván, the newly hired superintendent, who brings 31 years of experience in education, most recently eight years as the…

MONTEREY COUNTY — Effective Oct. 1, 10 branches of Monterey County Free Libraries (MCFL) will be adjusting their hours of operation.

MONTEREY COUNTY — Effective Oct. 1, 10 branches of Monterey County Free Libraries (MCFL) will be adjusting their hours of operation.

KING CITY — King City High School Agriculture Department has been honored with the prestigious California Agricultural Teachers’ Association (CATA) Outstanding 4-6 Person Department Award, a recognition aimed at promoting exemplary middle and secondary programs in agricultural education.

Your address determines which school district you live in. And the lines around school districts are relatively fixed.

GREENFIELD — Zandra Jo Galvan, who has served as superintendent of the Greenfield Union School District (GUSD) since 2017, has been selected to become the next superintendent of the Salinas Union High School District.

The Monterey campus of Monterey Peninsula College is a sprawling, tree-filled property just off Highway 1. MPC leadership is seeking not just to draw more students to its main campus, but also to meet students where they are.

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community Science Workshop (Greenfield CSW) has long been a beacon of education in South Monterey County, engaging young minds with the wonders of science through hands-on projects.

KING CITY — Students from three classrooms at Santa Lucia Elementary School in King City have completed their first month of the Dual Language Immersion (DLI) program.

There are 24 school districts within Monterey County, and 12 of them are asking voters to approve 14 different bonds in the Nov. 5 election.

It’s not that long ago that bulletin boards were one of the main resources to find out about community events, school announcements and job opportunities. They still exist, but information is increasingly online. And now there is an app, Nurbli,…

Celia Jiménez here, thinking about how internships allow you to find your strengths and weaknesses, giving you a perspective on the career choices you have made or will make in the future.

After leading Gonzales Unified School District for two-plus years, former superintendent Martinez Zamora has left her post after a mutual agreement with the district's board of trustees a year before her contract was up.

Students from Alisal Union School District welcomed the 2024-2025 school year with the news that after-school artistic programs are back after they were abruptly cancelled before the end of the previous school year.

SOLEDAD — Last Sunday, Aug. 11, two groups from Soledad and one from Salinas organized a Back to School Giveaway in downtown Soledad.

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SOLEDAD — Hartnell College’s Soledad Education Center buzzed with excitement on July 19, as nearly 90 high school students showcased their work through poster presentations and rover simulations, marking the culmination of a six-week STEM summer camp.

If the walls could talk… in school bathrooms they don’t need to. In many cases, students leave behind graffiti in the bathroom. Sometimes, those messages are not just gossip, but hate.

Smartphones have become an essential tool for everyday life, from calling and texting to purchasing goods or reading the news. But they can also cause distraction if people spend too much time scrolling, or become an instrument for cyberbullying.