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Map: MMR and Full Vaccination Rates in California Kindergartners
04/16/2025This interactive map shows kindergartners’ vaccination rates at more than 6,000 public and private schools across California. According to the state health department, at least 95% of students need the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine to maintain herd immunity and prevent outbreaks. Yet in many parts of the state — including areas around Sacramento, Oakland, the Central Valley, and Los Angeles — vaccination rates fall short of that threshold, raising concerns about community vulnerability.
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Trump Policy Targeting Immigrants Shuts California Students Out of Federal Programs
04/16/2025Federal programs offer financial aid and counseling to low-income and first-generation college students. California was allowed to include students without legal status, which the Trump administration is now ending.
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Lea este artículo en español aquí.Building on the Hawk Academy, a successful partnership with Gavilan College, four Anzar High School students have been studying a cutting-edge technology called “mechatronics” in a class offered at Hartnell College’s Alisal campus.Ben Grainger, Hartnell’s …
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Lea este artículo en español aquí.In June 2024, the San Benito High School District placed two bonds, measures L and M, on the Nov. 5 ballot to fund the building of a new campus and modernization of Hollister High School. …
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Lea este artículo en español aquí.For the second year in a row, San Andreas High School students can apply for locally sourced scholarships, thanks to Celeste Toledo-Bocanegra, who helped eight graduates last year to get money for college. “As much …
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Lea este artículo en español aquí.A new charter high school is scheduled to open in August amid an ongoing legal challenge by the San Benito High School District.On March 3, the district appealed a local judge’s decision that affirmed San …
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Lea este artículo en español aquí.Federal funding for certain school programs in San Benito County could be in jeopardy following President Donald Trump’s executive order to close the federal Department of Education on March 20.Eleven of San Benito County’s public …
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The San Benito County Office of Education led and organized the first countywide Family Wellbeing Festival March 20 at Veterans Memorial Hall. The festival welcomed more than 400 attendees for an evening focused on mental health, wellness and community support, …
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Hundreds of local students participated in the San Benito County Office of Education’s 2025 STEAM Expo on March 13 at the Veterans Memorial Building in downtown Hollister. The expo showcased 240 student projects in Math, Science, Art and Technology from …
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Information provided by Hollister School District. Lea este artículo en español aquí.Sunnyslope held a ribbon cutting ceremony March 14 for the new Food Pantry that acts as a satellite location in a partnership with the Food Bank of San Benito …
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Lea este artículo en español aquí.A new documentary, "American Agitators," examines the life of labor organizer and community leader Fred Ross Sr. It is narrated by El Teatro Campesino founder Luis Valdez and is scheduled to be shown at the …
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Lea este artículo en español aquí.Gavilan College’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to refinance the Measure E bonds at its March 11 meeting. Gavilan’s financial advisory team said the move will save taxpayers within the district $3.4 million over the …
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