Monterey County Education Digest

Heiress Paris Hilton is on a mission to shine a light on the "troubled teen industry," a largely unregulated multibillion-dollar industry that is gaining public scrutiny for alleged abuse of vulnerable youths.

The move puts the fate of AB 2222 in question, but supporters insist that there is room to negotiate changes that can help tackle the state's literacy crisis.

After bringing his story all the way to the University of California Board of Regents, a disabled UC Berkeley student has prompted the UC to ensure emergency evacuation chairs are in every multi-storied building in the 10-university system.

An interview with Lucinda Lee Katz, the first grade teacher of the lead plaintiff in the Supreme Court case Lau vs. Nichols.

200 laptop computers were donated to Youth Alliance by AT&T, Monterey Peninsula Foundation and Human-I-T, for distribution to Hollister and Gilroy residents lacking "digital basics".

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.

The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources advisors has published a new website with information resources for small acreage landowners raising livestock.

California schools got $23.4 billion in federal pandemic relief money. Low-income schools that got the most may be hardest hit when the funds expire this year.

Dozens of students and faculty from California State University, Monterey Bay participated in a CSU-wide walkout to protest the recent CSU Board of Trustees decision to raise student tuition.

EdSource asked students at California colleges and universities why they are choosing between online or in-person options.

In October, CSU Monterey Bay received a $1.13 million grant from the U.S. Geological Survey to support its ongoing role in a project called OpenET.

Four Carmel Unified School District board members were served with recall notices—the first step in an effort to remove them from their elected positions.

On one side: Equality California, the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ advocacy group. On the other side: Protect Kids California, a parents rights organization.

Lawyers representing organizations in property-poor school districts are pressing Gavin Newsom and legislators over a school bond for the November ballot.

Members of the California Faculty Association approve a two-year agreement that the union and administration hammered out after a strike last month that lasted one day.

Immigration enforcement lowers students’ ability to succeed academically and negatively affects their overall learning experience.

Carmel Unified School District’s governing board approved Sharon Ofek as the district’s new superintendent. Ofek’s contract runs until June 30, 2026 and starts her base salary at $285,000 a year.

Carmel Unified School District’s governing board meetings will look a lot different in coming months, as the board shakes up its agenda structure and revamps the public comment section.

Teachers and students tap into a native tradition in which art and nature have always been inextricably linked.

Pacific Grove Unified has taken additional steps to improve the district’s culture, this time by partnering with the National Coalition Building Institute and the Black Leaders and Allies Collaborative.

By reframing them as mutually reinforcing rather than mutually exclusive, we can transform education for every child.

The state is to implement long-awaited new guidelines in 2025 despite some calls for a year’s delay.

Monterey Peninsula Unified’s governing board will vote to approve Marina High School’s field project, as well as a 10% salary and benefits increase for district faculty and staff.

Environmental studies students have rolled out a campaign to gather support from faculty and students, and they believe they now have the research to support implementing a green roof on campus.

The Monterey Peninsula Unified School District has once again prevailed in its pursuit of completing a stadium renovation project at Monterey High School, according to the latest court ruling.x

UC Merced will be highlighted on an Amazon Prime show that showcases universities around the world.

If educator candidates are paid a living wage and receive plenty of support, they are more likely to remain in the profession.

California colleges doubt the U.S. Department of Education’s plans will do much to help campuses struggling with delays in awarding financial aid.

One year after California became the first state to require its public universities to provide the abortion pill to students, basic information on where or how students can obtain the medication is lacking.

San Diego State’s Dual Language & English Learner Education department requires students in the credential program to visit schools in Tijuana.

Learning loss during the pandemic hit California’s low-income students hardest. An agreement requires the state to focus spending there.

The financial aid expansion is aimed at making good on a pledge last fall when trustees approve a tuition hike.