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Free courses equip Rancho Cielo students with essential financial skills

SALINAS — To better equip young adults with essential life skills, Salinas-based nonprofit Rancho Cielo recently offered financial education workshops to 65 students — some of whom are studying for jobs that will help them to earn their first paycheck. …

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Soledad community to decide funding for Safe Routes to School projects

SOLEDAD — Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC), in partnership with the City of Soledad, announced that Soledad residents and workers, age 14 and older, will have the opportunity to vote to determine which Safe Routes to School projects to …

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CSUMB students demand free parking, calling it an issue of educational equity.

On top of tuition and fees, books and other living expenses, CSU Monterey Bay students who need parking can pay up to $500 per year for a permit, and that, some say, is just not fair. Around 40 students took…

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Migrant students from South Monterey County participate in Watershed Guardians project

SALINAS VALLEY — Migrant students from Gonzales, Soledad, Greenfield and King City high schools recently participated in a three-day adventure in citizen science through the Watershed Guardians project, sponsored by the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History. The Watershed Guardians …

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North Monterey County Unified School District is selling multiple surplus properties.

North Monterey County Unified School District is several years into a slow-going effort to offload multiple surplus properties. On Sept. 16, 2021, the board voted to sell the administrative district office in Moss Landing, Moss Landing Middle School and vacant …

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Loaves, Fishes & Computers receives $25K grant to expand digital education

SAN LUCAS — Loaves, Fishes & Computers (LFC) has received a $25,000 Spectrum Digital Education grant for its digital literacy initiatives and refurbished computer program. The grant is part of the broadband connectivity provider’s six-year, $8 million commitment to promote …

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Gonzales USD hosts first College and Career Day

GONZALES — Gonzales Unified School District hosted its first district-wide College and Career Day on April 22 at Gonzales High School. The inaugural event was open to students from all grade levels. More than 55 colleges and career professionals were …

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A pilot program at Hartnell College is educating the ag workforce of the future.

More than a decade ago, Hartnell College had only a “very small, passive” agricultural technology program, admits Jackie Cruz, vice president of advancement and development at the Salinas community college. There was only one faculty member at Hartnell dedicated to…

Image caption: For many years, chef Alice Waters has taught young people about the importance of sustainable eating. Now she’s building a new place of learning in Sacramento.
Interview With Alice Waters

The renowned Chez Panisse chef believes we’ve lost our connection to nature—and we’re afraid. She wants to help fix that.

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Monterey Peninsula College district chooses a new superintendent/president.

From music major to community college president, Marshall T. Fulbright III is set to become the new superintendent/president for the Monterey Peninsula Community College District, it was announced Friday, April 7.

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Carmel Unified superintendent placed on leave amid an investigation; board unanimously appoints new board member.

With 14 candidates vying for one vacant seat on the board of the Carmel Unified School District, things might have gotten testy on Friday morning, March 31, as the board set out to select a new board member. Instead, it…

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Greenfield City Council backs Safe Routes to School plan

GREENFIELD — Greenfield City Council has approved funding for the Safe Routes to School projects for near-term implementation at its March 14 regular meeting. The projects — recommended by the Greenfield Safe Routes to School Steering Committee — will fill …

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Soledad mayor discusses gun violence with middle schoolers

SOLEDAD — Soledad Mayor Anna Velazquez visited Main Street Middle School on March 9 to talk with students about gun violence and possible solutions, as well as hear their suggestions and ideas.  The students in English/creative writing teacher Ty Vossler’s …

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PGUSD Superintendent Ralph Porras resigns, effective June 30.

After 16 years at Pacific Grove Unified School District, Superintendent Ralph Gómez Porras announced his resignation on Tuesday, March 28 to the board of trustees, and followed up with an announcement on March 29 to the broader school district community.

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CSUMB president pays visit to South Monterey County

SALINAS VALLEY — As part of an effort to boost the presence of California State University, Monterey Bay in South Monterey County, CSUMB President Vanya Quiñones and several other university officials recently toured the region and met with students, government …

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CSUMB president announces a change in leadership at Title IX office.

In another shake-up among the CSU Monterey Bay administration since the arrival of President Vanya Quiñones, Wendy Smith, the person in charge of investigating sex discrimination cases, as well as cases of other types of discrimination, harassment and retaliation cases,…

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Salinas City Elementary comes under fire for change to migrant ed program.

In February, Salinas City Elementary School District announced it would eliminate several positions. On the layoff list was a position that alarmed many parents: the person in charge of recruiting students for the Migrant Education Program, a federal program that…

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A CSUMB professor is placed on leave after a student survey uncovers possible issues.

Students griping about professors is not new, but a contingent of students at CSU Monterey Bay took it a step further by conducting a research study to gather data about one professor, Miguel Lopez of the Liberal Studies Department, they…

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Monterey County Office of Education breaks ground on Early Learning Program center

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) recently hosted a groundbreaking ceremony to launch the building of a new Early Learning Program (ELP) center.  The facility, to be named the MCOE ELP Hartnell STEAM Academy, will be built …

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CSUMB celebrates the installation of its fourth president in a traditional ceremony with an informal twist.

A university investiture is typically a solemn ceremony conferring the authority and responsibility of leadership upon a new president. It's one of the oldest traditions in the world of academia, believed to have started in the Middle Ages. Think academic…

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