San Benito County Local News: Education


All Local Education News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

Image caption: California's sprawling public education system encompasses approximately 10,500 schools.
California’s Education System: How the Bureaucracy Works

How California's extensive public school system is organized and managed, explained.

Image caption: California's library system dates back 171 years.
How Cool Are Libraries?

California has gone from one library to more than 1,100 in the last 171 years.

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02/12/2025
As academic researchers continue to explore what happened to public education during and after the COVID19 pandemic, they are confirming the harsh reality of decline in such basic skills as reading and mathematics.

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02/11/2025
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Across school districts in San Benito County, students and administrators have been making plans in response to the Trump administration’s immigration policy changes.

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02/10/2025
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Hollister resident Sandra Schwehr and her colleagues had a vision of bridging the gap between school and families. As a teacher in a local Montessori school, Schwehr said she believed that a small classroom structure could foster better connections “We wanted to build a space where the kids not only could be friends but their parents could be friends, and that we could also be a part of the family,” she said.In 2020, Schwehr and her daughter Natasha Schwehr founded Little Tree Community.

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02/05/2025
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It's the time of the year when seniors consider life after high school and all it entails. For many, that means sweating out college acceptances or rejections and planning how to pay for the transition to higher education. According to Mary Andrade, the college and career center specialist at Hollister High School, this can be a serious obstacle.“

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02/05/2025
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Former San Benito High School art teacher John Robrock retired in 2018 with several boxes of unclaimed works from former students. In December, he set out on a quest to reunite the pieces with their creators.

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02/04/2025
The California Teachers Association's "We Can't Wait" campaign plans to use the power of 32 union chapters to increase pressure on school districts to raise salaries, increase staffing and add resources for students.

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01/31/2025
Plaintiffs claimed that being evaluated on their commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility principles is unconstitutional and has a chilling effect on their free speech rights.

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01/29/2025
Struggling with prior cuts, California State University calls latest proposed budget cuts unacceptable. Read on to learn more.

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01/21/2025
Some schools destroyed years ago in the Sonoma and Butte fires are just now reopening. The long, expensive process of rebuilding in LA may eat up much of the money voters approved in November for school repairs statewide.

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01/20/2025
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The San Benito High School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved the acquisition of additional property for its proposed new campus on the north side of Hollister. The board approved purchasing 13.98 acres on Westside Road for $1.54 million.

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01/20/2025
In 2018, Newsom promised to add 500,000 new apprenticeships in the decade after taking office. The state is making progress, but how much depends on the definition of “apprenticeship.”

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01/17/2025
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San Juan Bautista’s Anzar High School hosted its first-ever career fair on Jan. 16, drawing representatives from 20 colleges, 47 industry partners (including BenitoLink) and four military branches. For two hours, almost 500 sixth- through 12th-grade students from the Aromas-San Juan Unified School District had a chance to gather brochures, grab a little swag, and talk to people living the careers they might aspire towards.

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01/13/2025
Federal funding for rural schools goes to 39 California counties. School districts in those communities consider the money a lifeline.

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01/07/2025
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Applications for the 2025 Hazel Hawkins Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship Awards are now available.

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01/06/2025
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Vicki Fortino, executive director of United for San Benito (USB), says she heard about the Dolly Parton Imagination Library from Linda Smith, superintendent of the Willow Grove Elementary School District.

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01/02/2025
California legislators want to limit deportation actions at schools, but they can’t ban immigration officials.

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12/18/2024
All high school students are required to take civics, but a lack of money can limit opportunities. And in some communities, parent objections pressure teachers to avoid certain topics.

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12/17/2024
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Hollister High School culinary teacher and chef Mike Fisher has been named San Benito High School District’s Manager of Nutrition Services, effective at the start of the new semester in January.

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12/17/2024
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Hollister High School’s marching band, the Scarlet Regiment, is perhaps the most visible manifestation of the Balers’ music program, having performed at six home football games, six local parades, and five competitions throughout California in 2024.

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12/17/2024
Child care centers throughout California struggled to find people with the right credentials to look after their babies, toddlers and preschoolers. At the same time, many people who wanted to become early childhood educators faced difficulties in earning the credentials.