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EDUCATION
California Will Welcome Its First-Ever HBCU This Year
Coming to California this upcoming school year will be a historic first: the state’s first HBCU. This landmark initiative results from a collaboration between Huston-Tillotson University (HTU), the National College Resources Foundation (NCRF), the San Diego County Office of Education, and the University of La Verne. With satellite campuses in San Diego and Los Angeles County, this marks a significant expansion of HBCU education on the West Coast.
California public university academics end pro-Palestinian strike under court order
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Thousands of University of California academic workers who went on strike at six campuses protesting administrators' response to pro-Palestinian protests returned to the job on Monday under court order, but their union vowed more protests to come.
California Teacher Shortage Hinders Transitional Kindergarten and Bilingual Education Goals
California is in the middle of an ambitious plan to offer transitional kindergarten to all 4-year-olds by the 2025–26 school year in what’s poised to be the largest free preschool program in the country. KQED and LAist are teaming up on a series examining the challenges the state faces as it tries to add a new grade to its sprawling public school system.
At 90, Ted Thoeny becomes the oldest graduate in Gavilan College history
Lea este articulo en español aquí. A college diploma had been one honor that evaded Ted Thoeny, but on May 31, at the age of 90, he finally achieved his goal: He was presented with his degree in Studio Arts by Superintendent Dr. Pedro Avila at Gavilan College, becoming the oldest graduate in the school’s history.
Moving upward with Adult school
Editor’s note: this story is a preview for the graduation section that will come out on Friday. We will do our best to highlight all the schools that held ceremonies. Over 90 students crossed the stage in front of a full house at the Henry J. Mello Center May 23 to receive their diplomas from Watsonville/Aptos/Santa Cruz Adult Education.
58 Central Coast schools finding ways to combat local climate issues
MONTEREY, Calif. — Across the Central Coast, 58 schools are finding unique ways to help combat local climate issues. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Ocean Guardian School Program supports student projects created to address these issues seen in their own communities. “Kids really see their environment shifting...
More than 70% of UC, CCC students are not using accessible food stamps: study
(KRON) — A recent report released by the California Policy Lab shows that less than a third of University of California (UC) and California Community College (CCC) students are not using accessible Calfresh benefits, a program that issues monthly electronic benefits that can be used to buy most foods at many markets and food stores— […]
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