Education Archives

Voluntary evacuations underway at UC Santa Cruz

August 20, 2020 2:03 PM Avery Johnson

Voluntary evaucations are underway at UC Santa Cruz, according to school…

Virtual, in-person activities at Washington USD canceled due to River Fire

August 17, 2020 4:02 PM Avery Johnson

The Washington Union School District said all of its in-person and virtual activities are canceled…

San Benito High School senior sews 700 face masks

August 14, 2020 6:26 PM Megan Meier

San Benito High School senior, Samantha Logue, has sewn 700 face masks for students in Hollister.…

Power outages cause issues for distance learning

August 14, 2020 1:01 PM Megan Meier

When the power went out on Michael Aguilar’s first day of senior year, he took matters into his own hands. “I had to go and email most of my teachers…

Monterey County Office of Education issues 185 notices of potential layoffs

August 13, 2020 10:25 AM Avery Johnson, Megan Meier

Educators whose jobs depend on in-person instruction are facing uncertainty this school year. With no telling when schools will reopen, the Monterey…

Hartnell College to hold physical activity classes online

August 12, 2020 3:31 PM Avery Johnson

Academic courses will not be the only classes held online at Hartnell College this…

Students from all 50 states enroll in Monterey Bay Aquarium’s free online courses

August 12, 2020 1:37 PM Avery Johnson

The Monterey Bay Aquarium is offering free online courses for pre-K through 12 students, and it said…

Navigating anxiety as students transition to online learning

August 11, 2020 12:03 PM Elisha Machado

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION) The transition to distance learning during the pandemic has been challenging for both students and parents. Some Central…

UCSC grad students planning indefinite strike starting Monday

UCSC and teacher assistants come to agreement to resume employment

August 11, 2020 2:07 PM Avery Johnson

UC Santa Cruz and teaching assistants who were fired for withholding grades have come to an…

Central Coast organizations and libraries offer free virtual classes for students

August 10, 2020 11:58 AM Elisha Machado

As schools shift classes online, many kids won’t have the same kind of interactions they typically experience at school, like making new friends or…

Monterey County Black and Brown Coalition says changes for better schools start at the ballots

August 8, 2020 6:24 PM Jocelyn Ortega

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Members of the Monterey County Black and Brown Coalitions held a backpack drive as well as a voter registration effort,…

Santa Cruz County won’t allow in-person schooling until testing capacity improves

August 7, 2020 11:57 AM Drew Andre

The Santa Cruz health officer announced schools in the county would not be allowed to…

Gonzales High School alumni launch mentorship program

August 6, 2020 11:45 AM Megan Meier

Gonzales High School alumni are connecting with 9th-12th grade students this Fall.…

Salinas High School teacher named Monterey County Teacher of the Year

August 6, 2020 2:19 PM Avery Johnson

Salinas High School teacher Andrew Rodriguez has been named the 2021 Monterey County Teacher of the…

Districts continue meal distribution programs as classes begin

August 5, 2020 10:33 AM Elisha Machado

While students are doing distance learning at home across the Central Coast, many districts will still provide meals for kids this academic…

Central Coast schools welcome students back online

August 5, 2020 11:41 AM Megan Meier

The first day back to school will look a lot different for many on the Central Coast this year.…

California issues guidelines for school reopening waivers

August 4, 2020 4:58 PM The Associated Press

California health officials released guidelines Monday for elementary schools to seek…

Central Coast schools prepare parents for distance learning

August 3, 2020 11:39 AM Elisha Machado

School districts on the Central Coast are preparing parents to tackle distance learning in the new academic…

Elementary schools consider applying for waiver to allow for in-person instruction

July 31, 2020 12:48 PM Megan Meier

Schools on the Central Coast are considering applying for a waiver that would allow for in-person instruction during the…

Salinas elementary school fire under investigation

July 31, 2020 6:49 PM Ron Keller

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) Salinas fire is investigating a fire that broke out behind Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary School early Friday morning.…

Central Coast families choose to homeschool during COVID-19 pandemic

July 30, 2020 1:22 PM Megan Meier

Families on the Central Coast are seeking homeschooling resources and guidance before the start of the school…

Salinas High School senior raises money for signs to help visually impaired students

July 29, 2020 12:36 PM Avery Johnson

A Salinas High School student is helping visually impaired students by raising money for new…

MPUSD eyeing teacher housing near Seaside Middle School

MPUSD to discuss potential employee housing development at Tuesday meeting

July 14, 2020 2:50 PM Avery Johnson

The Monterey Peninsula Unified School District is set to discuss a potential employee housing…

Salinas elementary school district to offer free breakfast, lunch to students for 4 years

July 28, 2020 4:35 PM Avery Johnson

The Salinas City Elementary School District announced that it has been approved to serve…

Central Coast YMCA to provide child care and help with online learning

July 27, 2020 11:56 AM Megan Meier

The YMCA of the Central Coast is offering an outside-of-school program to help students…

PVUSD removes school resource officers from campus

July 23, 2020 11:53 AM Megan Meier

The Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD) board of trustees voted to remove school resource officers from all high school campuses.…

Monterey County school districts find solutions for homeless students

July 22, 2020 2:04 PM Megan Meier

Monterey County schools are preparing to start the year off with distance learning.…

North Monterey County USD provides distance, in-person learning options

July 21, 2020 5:20 PM Avery Johnson

The North Monterey County Unified School District announced that it will begin the school…

Monterey County reports child care shortage

July 20, 2020 11:53 AM Megan Meier

The Monterey County Office of Education is reporting a reduction in child care capacity due to…

Santa Cruz County schools to require distance learning only at start of school year

July 20, 2020 1:56 PM Avery Johnson

The Santa Cruz County Office of Education and Santa Cruz County school districts…

Gov. Newsom: Schools can physically reopen when county is off monitoring list for 14 days

July 17, 2020 11:44 AM The Associated Press, Avery Johnson, Megan Meier

Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to announce new guidance for reopening California schools in a news conference Friday.…

Bags Full of Science offers South County students hands on alternative to distance learning

July 17, 2020 5:28 AM Jocelyn Ortega

Bags Full of Science offers hands on learning to students sheltering in…

Greenfield USD to start school year with all distance learning

July 16, 2020 5:47 PM Avery Johnson

The Greenfield Union School District has decided to continue with distance…

Former Santa Cruz teacher investigated for sexual misconduct claims out of San Jose

July 16, 2020 3:49 PM Avery Johnson

Officials at Presentation High School in San Jose has released a report about an…

MPUSD decides on distant learning to start school year

July 15, 2020 12:04 PM Max Tarlton

We are learning more about why MPUSD has decided to start the school year with distance learning.…

Pajaro Valley USD to start school year with distance learning

July 14, 2020 5:45 PM Avery Johnson

The Pajaro Valley Unified School District announced that it will begin the 2020-2021 school…

Monterey Peninsula Unified School District will start with distance learning this Fall

July 14, 2020 11:41 AM Megan Meier

It’s been a long summer for teachers waiting to hear when, and how, they will start up school. “There’s a very real lack of comfort with the idea of…

Trump administration drops restrictions on online-only instruction for foreign students

July 14, 2020 12:48 PM CNN

The Trump administration has rescinded its policy that would bar international…

Parents start petition to reopen schools full-time for vulnerable students

July 13, 2020 11:20 AM Megan Meier

Kids are finding fun in staying home this Summer, but parents are worried about what lies…

PVUSD delaying decision on school re-opening plan; parents weigh in

July 10, 2020 1:34 PM Drew Andre

A decision has yet to be made by the Pajaro Valley Unified School District on what the re-opening of school will look like in the…

Striking UCSC teaching assistants reach partial deal with University

July 9, 2020 8:57 AM Ron Keller

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) UC Santa Cruz has reached a settlement with the union that represents a majority of striking UCSC teaching assistants and…

USC offers to add no-cost in-person courses to schedule for international students

July 9, 2020 3:16 PM Avery Johnson

The University of Southern California announced a way that it will help international students affected by ICE’s new…

Central Coast schools discuss reopening plan for upcoming school year

July 8, 2020 12:10 PM Elisha Machado

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) Schools across the Central Coast are mulling over plans for what the upcoming school year is going to be like. For…

Stanford drops 11 sports to cut costs during pandemic

July 8, 2020 2:12 PM The Associated Press

Stanford is dropping 11 sports amid financial difficulties caused by the coronavirus…

Education fund created for children of Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller

July 2, 2020 4:13 PM Avery Johnson

An education fund has been created for the children of Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller, who was killed on duty…

Carmel parents petition for schools to hold full-time, in-person classes

June 29, 2020 11:28 AM Elisha Machado

Parents of students within the Carmel Unified School District are gathering signatures to get the district to allow full-time, in-person classes for…

Pajaro Valley Unified School District considers alterations to School Resource Officer contracts

June 24, 2020 11:53 AM Elisha Machado

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION) The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees plans to discuss School Resource Officers at an upcoming…

CSUMB police ban chokeholds as university president speaks out against racism

June 24, 2020 12:37 PM Avery Johnson

President Eduardo Ochoa and several departments at California State University, Monterey Bay have released…

Racist messages sent to UCSC email accounts, FBI helping investigate

June 24, 2020 8:58 AM Mary Coleman

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION)– Officials with UCSC say they denounce the “racist, hateful” emails sent to some UC Santa Cruz email accounts this past…

Hartnell College receives exclusive grant from National Endowment for the Humanities

June 23, 2020 4:22 PM Avery Johnson

Hartnell College said it is the only community college in California and one of 300 institutions nationwide to get funding…