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How CA Ban on Bilingual Education Still Hurts Schools

12/08/2024

It has been eight years since California voters repealed a 1998 law directing public school districts to essentially eliminate their bilingual programs. But the fallout from the state’s vacillating history of bilingual education has led to California falling short of providing a quality education not only to non-English speakers but also to students who want to be bilingual.

Porter Gulch Celebrates 40 Years

11/28/2024

Plan to attend the celebration of the 40th anniversary of Cabrillo College's Porter Gulch Review literary journal on December 9. Read on to learn more.

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PVUSD Facing $5 Million in Cuts Next Year

In the coming year, Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s seven-member Board of Trustees—five of them newly elected—must cut $5 million from the budget, with more reductions likely in future years.

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Scotts Valley Unified School District’s Financial Review Shows Surprise Revenue Gains

Back when Scotts Valley Unified School District officials were charting a course for the 2023-24 school year, they figured they’d bring in $26.2 million in revenue and spend $21.3 million.

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Cabrillo College Receives $150K to Expand Veterans Mental Health Services

Cabrillo College has been awarded a $150,000 grant from the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office to implement the Veterans Mental Health Demonstration Project. The two-year grant is one of 10 awarded to community colleges statewide for the project term starting …

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With Measure M Passage, PVUSD Planning Projects

Measure M, which will raise millions of dollars for construction, rebuilding and maintenance projects at each of Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s 35 schools has passed, and officials are starting to make plans for the money.

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De Serpa Clinches Second District Supervisor Seat

Kim De Serpa has held her seat on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees for more than a decade. In her full-time professional life she serves as social services manager for Salinas valley Memorial Healthcare System.

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Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board’s Big Shift

When Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s newly elected governing members are sworn in Dec. 18, the board will have a drastically different look with at least two new members—and possibly four—if recently released election results hold.

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Cabrillo College Faces Major Cuts

Cabrillo College is being forced to cut some 70 of its 1,394 classes and $4.5 million from its $89.3 million budget–5% of both–as a result of low attendance and state funding cuts.

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Norovirus Outbreak Closes Valencia Elementary School; 236 Absent Thursday

Valencia Elementary School was closed Friday after numerous students were sickened by what is likely norovirus. The school will reopen Tuesday.

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Preschool Program Expands at Highlands Park Center in Ben Lomond

Community Bridges recently announced that Highlands Park Center in Ben Lomond, one of six sites in its Early Education Division (EED), has expanded its California State Preschool Program (CSPP) to offer free or low-cost early care and education services for …

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From Santa Cruz to the Stars

UCSC astronomer ‘Dr. X’ talks about the stellar history of the Lick Observatory at SC Museum of Natural History lecture/cocktail-party.

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Santa Cruz Online County Historical Resources
History, writ both small and large, has been made in Santa Cruz County. Use these online resources to learn more.
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.
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.
More than one in 20 California students attend school in Santa Cruz County.
Santa Cruz County’s School System, Explained
Almost half of Santa Cruz County students attend school in a single district.
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