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Carmel Unified Unveils Traffic Plan for Stadium Project

01/30/2024

Carmel Unified School District provided an update on the progress it has made on mitigating potential impacts the high school’s stadium improvements project will have on neighboring communities and habitats.

Working Together to Create a Sustainable Campus

01/29/2024

California State University, Monterey Bay has big plans in the coming years: complete campus sustainability by 2030.

Vocational Training Programs for Special Education Students Teach Work, Life Skills

01/29/2024

Districts are trying to create or expand vocational training programs that “integrate” students with disabilities into careers and into society.

Monterey County School Districts Are Split on Electric School Buses

01/28/2024

Alisal Unified School District has added a sixth coach to its growing fleet of electric school buses, retiring another old diesel rig for a shiny new yellow e-bus.

Gov. Newsom’s Budget Proposal Calls for Expanding Arts Ed Pathway

01/28/2024

The proposal aims to help working artists become arts teachers in elementary schools.

Carmel Unified Board Appoints Sharon Ofek as District Superintendent

01/25/2024

The governing board voted 4-1 to appoint Sharon Ofek, who has been acting as the district’s superintendent since April.

Education Department Says It Will Fix Its $1.8 Billion FAFSA Mistake

01/24/2024

Families have a lot of questions right now about how much help they’ll get paying for college—questions that financial aid offices can’t yet answer.

Cal State Faculty Strike Ends With Tentative Contract Agreement

01/22/2024

A Cal State systemwide strike secured what more than half a year of negotiations and partial strikes couldn’t: a deal.

Internet Trolls Flooded UC Irvine Chat Groups—Then Students Fought Back

01/17/2024

After UC Irvine-affiliated groups on the platform Discord were targeted by trolls spreading gory images, students banded together to block the attack.

Little-Known Academic Renewal Policy Offers Students a Second Chance

01/16/2024

Community college students who have taken two years off can apply to have a limited number of units cleared from their GPA.

CSU Strike: What to Expect

01/15/2024

Building off December’s one-day strikes, the California Faculty Association is striking Jan. 22-26, affecting the California State University system during the first week of the spring semester.

California Needs to Ensure Teachers Can Teach Kids to Read, National Study Says

01/15/2024

The Golden State earned a moderate rating from the National Council on Teacher Quality, showing strength in some areas and weakness in others. Only 12 states earned a strong rating.

Deficit DĂ©jĂ  Vu: Structural Problems of California School Finance

01/15/2024

We need to have a serious discussion about supporting our education investments with stable revenue.

CSU Monterey Bay launches $1.4 million partnership with Pebble Beach

01/11/2024

California State University at Monterey Bay and Pebble Beach Company unveiled a new $1.4 million hospitality program, built on an existing partnership.

Former CSU Monterey Bay Dean Files Discrimination Lawsuit

01/10/2024

Leslie Williams, the former associate vice president for student affairs, is suing California State University Monterey Bay’s board of trustees for wrongful termination, after she said she experienced gender discrimination and retaliation.

Cal State Faculty Reject 'Final' Pay Offer, Set Strike For Jan. 22

01/09/2024

After months of negotiations, university officials offer a 5% pay raise. The union is seeking 12 percent and plans to strike at the end of January.

California Still Struggling to Support Young Students, Report Finds

01/08/2024

The 2024 California Children’s Report Card from an organization called Children Now noted that the state has failed to improve economic disparities for students. The report also dings the state for things like STEM offerings, early intervention and special education.

San Diego County Schools Face Post-Pandemic Funding Woes

01/04/2024

San Diego Unified School District has received more than $700 million in federal and state relief funds since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with these funds ending, some schools could be facing serious deficits.

California Community College Students Helping Peers

01/03/2024

Two-thirds of community college students in California admit to struggling to meet basic needs. The California Community Colleges’ Student Ambassador Program has empowered more than 50 students to act as resource guides to help them.

Why California Community Colleges Struggle to Create Diverse Faculties and Staff

01/03/2024

“Progress remains slow,” according to a recent report on faculty diversity at California’s community colleges. For Nikia Chaney, the sole full-time Black faculty member at Cabrillo College, the experience is personal.

How One California School System Raised Test Scores for Black Students

01/01/2024

Emery Unified took a targeted approach, including paying teachers extra to stay after school and tutor students.

Science Doesn’t Yet Support Broad Restrictions on Teens’ Access to Social Media

12/26/2023

In a report released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, researchers instead lay out a plan for what society might do to improve adolescents’ interactions with social media.

Watsonville’s New LEED Nature Center Seeks Support

12/23/2023

For more than 16 years, Watsonville’s Nature Center operated out of a small trailer at Ramsay Park—the only free, bilingual environmental conservation center in the Monterey Bay region.

New Law Could Help Undocumented California College Students Get Financial Aid

12/21/2023

The financial aid application for undocumented students is cumbersome and confusing, and many students aren’t completing the forms. A new law streamlines the process.

CSU Faculty to Strike Jan. 22-26

12/20/2023

The California Faculty Association has announced it will strike in January at the state’s 23 CSU campuses. It’s part of an ongoing effort by the group to obtain a 12% raise for the 29,000 professors and lecturers it represents.

Carmel Unified Community Weighs in on Next District Leader

12/18/2023

The Carmel Unified School District community is looking for a leader who will manage the governing board and rebuild trust and collaboration, a recent stakeholder survey showed.

Tired of Wait Lists at California’s Public Universities, Nursing Students Flock to Pricey Private Programs

12/17/2023

The number of nursing students enrolling in high-priced private programs has nearly doubled over the past 10 years as the state’s public universities have stagnated in growth. Private universities charge up to seven times the tuition of public schools for a bachelor’s degree, but nurses say their starting salaries are worth the cost.

Are the Kids All Right? New California K-12 Performance Data is Out

12/15/2023

Despite a few improvements, results show students are still struggling on several fronts.

CA AG Backs Motion to Oppose Actions of SoCal School Board

12/13/2023

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has formally backed an August motion by two law groups to keep the Temecula Valley Unified School District from being able to notify parents about transgender children or censor instruction about race. A hearing for the motion is scheduled for Jan. 24.

School Superintendent Compensation Is Rising

12/11/2023

Salaries for school superintendents in California have risen as much as 60 percent in the past decade. This comes as good superintendents have become more difficult to hire and retain.

Research Explores Capacity of Biochar to Combat Climate Change, Improve Forest Soils

12/08/2023

A Cal Poly Humboldt professor is partnering with USDA researchers to study biochar, which results from heating dry plant-based materials at high temperatures without oxygen. The CO2 in the charcoal then stays in the soil for hundreds of years, rather than in the atmosphere.

Nearly Twice as Many Kids Since 2017 Are Being Homeschooled in San Diego County

12/06/2023

Homeschool students in San Diego County are up by 88 percent since the 2017-18 school year, based on Washington Post data analysis. This tops an overall increase in the United States of 50 percent for this same timeframe.

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