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Gonzales School District Seeks Board Member

GONZALES — The Governing Board of the Gonzales Unified School District is seeking to fill a vacancy on its five-member Board of Education.

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Monterey County Elections Announces Books and Ballots Program for Candidate Filing

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Elections Office and Monterey County Free Libraries (MCFL) are joining efforts to offer a new program, Books and Ballots: Candidate Filing.

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Greenhouses and a Small Farm Are Coming to CSUMB to Boost Ag Students and Research.

It’s one thing to study agriculture in the classroom, but to really get an idea of how growing and harvesting work, students need to get their hands dirty. CSU Monterey Bay students in the burgeoning agricultural sciences major face logistical…

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MPUSD Board Votes to Add a Bond Measure for Staff Housing on the Ballot.

Monterey Peninsula Unified School District’s board voted 6-1, Tuesday, July 23 to include a $340 million bond measure on the November ballot to fund teachers’ housing and facilities upgrades.

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$33M in College Savings Available for Youth in Monterey County

MONTEREY COUNTY — Hartnell College Foundation and Bright Futures of Monterey County have announced a collaboration with CalKIDS, a fund in California that provides free college savings accounts for millions of children.

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Citing Success in a Salinas School, Greenfield Looks at an Indigenous-Serving Program.

The state of California is trying to transform the education system beyond classroom instruction to make it more accessible for parents to get information they need to support students. One effort is to close the gap between educators and parents,…

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The Scoop on Ethnic Studies, in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District and Beyond

On this episode of Talk of the Bay with Meilin Obinata, we will learn about the evolution of Ethnic Studies, statewide and locally. Our guests are Omar Dieguez, of Barrios Unidos and Aptos High School graduate, Maximiliano Barrazas, a current …

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As Issues of Racism Persist in Salinas Schools, Parents Consider a Civil Rights Lawsuit.

In 2021, videos and photos of Salinas High School students stomping on and mutilating a Black baby doll circulated in national news. That incident may have faded from the collective memory, but for students in Salinas Union High School District,…

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Bradley Union School District Receives Special Congressional Recognition

BRADLEY — Bradley Union School District was presented with a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren last month in honor of its recent acceptance into the national League of Innovative Schools.

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Local Organizations Team Up to Help Monterey County Youth Learn Healthy Lifestyle Habits

MONTEREY COUNTY — More than 130 Monterey County elementary school students and their teachers attended Healthy Youth Field Day, presented by Montage Health Foundation and Aspire Health, at Cardinale Stadium, home of Monterey Bay Football Club.

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Monterey-Salinas Transit Partners With Monterey County Hospitality Association to Provide Free Bus Passes for Rancho Cielo Students

SALINAS — Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST), in partnership with the Monterey County Hospitality Association (MCHA), recently sponsored $5,000 worth of bus passes for the students of Rancho Cielo Youth Campus.

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The MPC Board Finally Elects Officers on Split Votes, Reflecting Deep Divisions.

After several months of infighting, the Monterey Peninsula College Governing Board of Trustees finally has a new chair and vice chair for 2024, but the tumult is far from over. Former vice chair Libby Downey won the position as the…

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Student Protestor Voices on Israel-Gaza-Palestine

In this field-produced, bonus episode, the Moment of Truth team interviews pro-Palestinian, student protestors and campers at encampments at UCSC‘s Quarry Plaza, and at Stanford University, in the courtyard in front of the Stanford campus bookstore—one of the longest-lived encampments …

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Salinas City Elementary School District Launches Electric Bus Fleet

SALINAS — Salinas City Elementary School District (SCESD) has added 10 new electric school buses and 10 new electric bus chargers to the District’s school bus fleet.

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Gonzales Stadium Project Set to Begin Next Month

GONZALES — Gonzales Unified School District came to an agreement on May 14 with Tombleson Inc. of Salinas for the construction of the Gonzales Stadium Track and Field Improvement Project at Dick Force Stadium.

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Monterey County Youth Drug Education Gets a Sliver of Marijuana Taxes, Grand Jury Says

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County collected more than $70 million in marijuana taxes but spent just $93,000 for youth drug education — the top priority set by residents — according to a civil grand jury report.

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California State Parks Foundation Calls on the Legislature to Restore Library Parks Pass Funding

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California State Parks Foundation responded to Governor Newsom's revised 2024-2025 budget and raised concern about the elimination of funding for a popular state park access program, the California State Library Parks Pass.

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MST Donates Vehicle to City of Greenfield, Bolstering Community Programs

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community Science Workshop’s Omar Vigil and Jose Sanchez recently met with Pat Lewis, fleet maintenance superintendent at Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST), to receive a vehicle that MST donated to their organization and the Greenfield Recreation Department.

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Monterey County Schools Receive Nearly $40 Million to Implement Community Schools.

For the past couple of years, the state has pushed to transition K-12 campuses into community schools, designed to serve not only as a space to learn but a hub where parents and students can get support for needs like…

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Guitars Not Guns Makes Historic Donation of 200 Guitars to South Monterey County Schools

MONTEREY COUNTY — The Monterey County Chapter of Guitars Not Guns, in conjunction with the Monterey County Office of Education, distributed 200 Keith Urban Yamaha Guitars, along with Gator guitar cases, to 10 school districts in South Monterey County on …

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