San Benito County Education Articles

Information provided by UC Santa Cruz. Lea este artículo en español aquí.UC Santa Cruz proudly announces the establishment of the Strathearn Ranch Natural Reserve, following approval today by the UC Board of Regents. The reserve, made possible by an anonymous …

Information provided by Hollister School District. Lea este artículo en español aquí.The Hollister School District (HSD) has been busy making improvements to various sites’ facilities and grounds. HSD Director of Facilities, Aaron Buzzetta updated trustees about the wide range of …

Lea este artículo en español aquí. More than $210,000 was spent on legal fees in connection with a lawsuit challenging the approval of a charter high school. The suit was brought by the San Benito High School District against the …

Lea este artículo en español aquí.Artist Guillermo “Yerma” Aranda is starting on-site work on his mural for Gavilan College’s Hollister campus. The mural will be one of the last major projects before the first phase of the campus is completed …

A San Benito County Superior Court judge this week upheld the county office of education’s approval of a petition for a charter school submitted by Polytechnic Academy.

Lea este artículo en español aquí.On Oct. 21, San Benito County Superior Court Judge Omar Rodriguez denied San Benito High School’s petition to reverse the approval of the San Benito County Polytechnic Academy.Rodriguez said the San Benito County Office of …

Lea este artículo en español aquí.It has been a little more than two years since Barbara Dill-Varga was appointed superintendent of the San Juan Aromas Unified School District, and a town hall meeting on Oct. 17 gave her a chance …

Information provided by Hollister High School. Lea este artículo en español aquí.Hollister High School was recently notified by the College Board that it has been named to the Advanced Placement (AP) Program Honor Roll for the second consecutive year, earning …

Lea este artículo en español aquí.Though San Benito County Superior Court Judge Omar Rodriguez was 40 miles southeast of his courthouse, he donned his robe and gathered up his blue code book and gavel. Rodriguez was visiting with Panoche Elementary …

At its September statewide meeting, California County Superintendents named San Benito County Superintendent, Krystal Lomanto, and the San Benito County Office of Education the 2024 Small County Office of the Year, says a press release from the local office. The …

Lea este artículo en español aquí.Gavilan College’s 2023-24 enrollment was the first to reach the pre-pandemic level, at 5,074 full-time equivalent students (FTES). This metric is used to calculate how much revenue the school receives from the county and state.Gavilan’s …

Information provided by the San Benito County Office of Education. Lea este articulo en español aquí.As part of its Building Bridges to Literacy Initiative, the San Benito County Office of Education will begin the second cohort of its Early Literacy …

San Benito High School District recently received a $200,000 Farm To School Incubator Grant to procure fresh produce and meat that is locally grown and organically farmed in San Benito County, according to a press release from the district.

Lea este articulo en español aquí.Educational Designer David Jakes of David Jakes Designs presented a new conceptual plan for Anzar High School’s library and administration building at the Sept. 11 Aromas-San Juan Unified School District (ASJUSD) Board of Trustees meeting. …

Lea este articulo en español aquí.This report is in partnership with the University of Southern California Annenberg Center for Health Journalism as part of a series for the 2024 California Health Equity Fellowship.In a pocket of the city of Oakland, …

The Rotary Club of Gilroy on Oct. 7 will kick off its 2024-25 funding cycle, inviting schools, nonprofits, youth organizations and others to apply for grants. This year, the Gilroy club has earmarked more than $75,000 for the annual Community …

Information provided by Monterey Bay Economic Partnership. Lea este articulo en español aquí.The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved the fifth round of recommended awardees for 10 last-mile broadband projects, awarding a cumulative $91 million worth of grants to projects …

As part of its Building Bridges to Literacy Initiative, the San Benito County Office of Education will begin the second cohort of its Early Literacy Certification Program on Sept. 14, says a press release from the county office.

Hollister High School is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Conectado Inc. to deliver specialized bootcamps to students in artificial intelligence (AI) and bioinformatics. This collaboration marks a significant milestone as the world of technology shifts, increasing the need …

Gavilan College officials were joined by local and regional representatives, as well as members of the South Valley community, for a groundbreaking ceremony Sept. 10 for the college’s new library in Gilroy.