Monterey County Local News: Education


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

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04/04/2024
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After 18 rounds and numerous words, Monterey County has a new spelling champion.

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04/04/2024
The move puts the fate of AB 2222 in question, but supporters insist that there is room to negotiate changes that can help tackle the state's literacy crisis.

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03/27/2024
After bringing his story all the way to the University of California Board of Regents, a disabled UC Berkeley student has prompted the UC to ensure emergency evacuation chairs are in every multi-storied building in the 10-university system.

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03/25/2024
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Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) has selected 21 emerging nonprofit managers to join the LEAD (Leadership, Education and Development) Institute’s 2024 cohort.

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03/20/2024
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About 100 people rallied outside of a Pajaro Valley Unified School District board meeting on Wednesday, March 13, demanding the district bring back Community Responsive Education.

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03/20/2024
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More frequent outdoor breaks can improve student attention, reduce behavior problems.

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03/20/2024
Image for display with article titled King City High Softball Program Receives $1,500 Donation

Salinas Valley State Prison EAC recently donated $1,500 to the King City High School softball program.

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03/19/2024
Image for display with article titled Montage Health Launches a Fund for Teacher Health Care Grants

Montage Health announced the creation of the Montage Health Fund for Teachers, which will be open to teachers in any Monterey County school—public or private, any grade level from K-12—to receive grants of up to $1,000 toward their costs of health care.

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03/18/2024
Image for display with article titled Community Network Meeting Focuses on Youth Safety and Well-Being in South Monterey County

Vista Verde Middle School in Greenfield recently hosted a community network meeting aimed at fostering a nurturing and safe environment for local youth, families and communities across South Monterey County.

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03/14/2024
An interview with Lucinda Lee Katz, the first grade teacher of the lead plaintiff in the Supreme Court case Lau vs. Nichols.

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03/13/2024
Image for display with article titled CSU Student Assistants Vote to Start a New Union Seeking Better Wages and Benefits.

The rising tide of unionization and successful bids by unions to secure more pay and benefits floated the hopes of California State University student assistants last year, envisioning that they too could be recognized and rewarded for their labor. On…

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03/12/2024
200 laptop computers were donated to Youth Alliance by AT&T, Monterey Peninsula Foundation and Human-I-T, for distribution to Hollister and Gilroy residents lacking "digital basics".

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03/07/2024
The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources advisors has published a new website with information resources for small acreage landowners raising livestock.

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03/07/2024
California’s public schools depend on state aid for the lion’s share of their operational income. Two trends – declining enrollment and high absenteeism – are creating financial headaches.

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03/06/2024
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GREENFIELD — Greenfield High School took first place in the local Academic World Quest competition on Feb. 24, hosted by the World Affairs Council of the Monterey Bay Area with the help of the Monterey County Office of Education.

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03/06/2024
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More than $1.5 million in CFMC scholarship awards is available for Monterey County students in 2024. The deadline to complete an application for the 2024-25 academic year is Friday, March 15. Recipients will be announced at the end of May 2024.

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03/04/2024
California schools got $23.4 billion in federal pandemic relief money. Low-income schools that got the most may be hardest hit when the funds expire this year.

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03/01/2024
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Applications are currently being accepted for the 2024 College Arts Scholarship offered by the Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC).

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02/28/2024
Dozens of students and faculty from California State University, Monterey Bay participated in a CSU-wide walkout to protest the recent CSU Board of Trustees decision to raise student tuition.

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02/26/2024
EdSource asked students at California colleges and universities why they are choosing between online or in-person options.
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