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.

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How Cool Are Libraries?

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

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07/19/2024
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The Hollister School District once again operated a successful Extended School Year (ESY) program for a month of the summer, giving eligible students opportunities to prevent learning loss and keep structured schedules.

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07/16/2024
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Though another campus is needed in San Benito County, the Farm Bureau president says the district’s chosen location—on ‘prime agricultural land’—is problematic.

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07/15/2024
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The Hollister School District held a groundbreaking ceremony July 1 for three new CUUBE modular buildings at Sunnyslope, Ladd Lane and Calaveras Elementary Schools.

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07/11/2024
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The $29.4 million state grant will be used to bring robust high-speed broadband to Aromas and SJB and fund access for low-income students in Aromas-SJB schools.

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07/08/2024
A program for low-income, first-generation STEM students at community colleges is receiving millions of dollars to expand across the state.

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07/06/2024
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Literacy 2 Love now has 11 locations and is currently seeking children and teen book donations.

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07/01/2024
Small and low-income school officials say the bond measure deal is unfair. The money is allocated through matching grants, so wealthier districts that can raise more local funds will get more money from the state.

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06/28/2024
Image for display with article titled High School District Approves for Ballot Two Companion Bonds to Fund Another Campus

The San Benito High School District Board of Trustees on June 25 approved for the general election ballot two $70 million companion bonds which, if passed, would finance the construction of an additional high school in Hollister.

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06/18/2024
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More than 90 people attended San Benito High School District’s two town hall meetings on June 12 and 13, where district officials presented a plan to fund the construction of the second high school, discussed the campus design and revealed the shortlist of potential school names and mascots.

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06/14/2024
Image for display with article titled San Benito High School Board Proposes $140 Million in Bonds for Second High School

The San Benito High School Board of Trustees on June 11 took the next step in establishing a second high school by voting unanimously to put two $70 million bonds on the Nov. 5 ballot.

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06/12/2024
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More than 850 students graduate from San Benito County high schools.

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06/08/2024
Image for display with article titled At 90, Ted Thoeny Becomes the Oldest Graduate in Gavilan College History

San Benito County resident finishes a degree he started at Stanford in 1951.

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06/07/2024
The two-day CalMatters Ideas Festival wrapped on June 6 with more than a dozen events examining critical policy issues impacting the lives of millions of Californians.

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06/06/2024
A panel of labor experts at the CalMatters Ideas Festival say California workers should have more access to more apprenticeships that pay more. Barriers still exist, especially for women and low-income Californians.

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06/05/2024
EdSource reports that police are dispatched thousands of times per school day across California.

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06/04/2024
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Hollister School District sites enthusiastically participated in the recent Mental Health Awareness Week with a variety of activities for students and staff members.

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06/03/2024
Image for display with article titled Gavilan Student Receives $20K UC Santa Cruz Pister Scholarship

Cipriano Echezarreta has persevered through many hardships after a severe accident.

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05/30/2024
The state is directly investing money for low-income students and all newborns to attend college. After two years, the program is still not widely known by the students who need the most financial assistance.

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05/29/2024
Image for display with article titled Hollister High Adds Two More Academies

The Early College Academy and Academy of Health Science are set to launch in the fall.

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