Education Archives

Visually impaired students face special challenges during distance learning

April 30, 2020 6:53 AM Jocelyn Ortega

Many schools have handed out computer devices, books and other learning materials for students to continue their studies during the Shelter in…

Salinas teacher uses $1,000 donation to surprise students

May 1, 2020 6:20 PM Megan Meier

“If you could have one thing right now, would you want an art project, a science project, a board game?,” asked 6th grade teacher, Alyse Herrera.…

California governor: Schools may reopen as soon as July

April 28, 2020 11:51 AM The Associated Press

California Governor Gavin Newsom is giving a daily update on the state’s response to…

Schools brainstorm ways to celebrate seniors

April 22, 2020 6:19 PM Megan Meier

A simple senior rite of passage turned emotional on Wednesday.…

Carmel USD gets sustainability award from Department of Education

April 22, 2020 1:17 PM Avery Johnson

The U.S. Department of Education announced that the Carmel Unified School District is one of its Green Ribbon School District Sustainability…

Schools provide support for students facing stress at home

April 21, 2020 1:59 PM Megan Meier

Salinas mom, Grissel Oros, admitted transitioning her child to online learning has been all but easy. “We’re not used to being so hands on with our…

Alisal USD gets fully-electric school bus

April 17, 2020 4:26 PM Avery Johnson

The Alisal Union School District announced that it has a new fully-electric school bus, Blue Bird’s 100th electric school…

Challenge Accepted: MPUSD superintendent joins #ugoodchallenge

April 15, 2020 3:10 PM Avery Johnson

Two Central Coast high school principals showed off their moves to their students by joining in the…

SUHSD waiving some graduation requirements for this year’s seniors

April 16, 2020 2:34 PM Avery Johnson

The Salinas Union High School District is waiving some of its graduation requirements for students graduating this…

UC Santa Cruz creating new global and community health program

April 13, 2020 4:12 PM Avery Johnson

UC Santa Cruz announced that it is creating a new global and community health program in the midst of the COVID-19…

Central Coast colleges and universities getting funding to help students affected by COVID-19

April 10, 2020 4:48 PM Avery Johnson

Several colleges and universities around the Central Coast will be receiving federal funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic…

UCSC grad students planning indefinite strike starting Monday

UCSC continues to take action against grad students withholding grades

April 9, 2020 5:25 PM Avery Johnson

After a group of graduate students began withholding grades in an effort to demand higher pay, UC Santa Cruz said it would…

UC Santa Cruz raising funds for vulnerable students

April 7, 2020 6:00 AM Jocelyn Ortega

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. The University is running their Slug Support Campaign to raise funds for vulnerable students during the Coronavirus…

Teachers organize parade to continue to connect with students

April 3, 2020 11:56 AM Megan Meier

Teachers and their students were reunited at last, Friday. After weeks of uncertainty and days of staying indoors, kids are reminded that their…

UC Santa Cruz receives reports of racist disruptions to classes

April 3, 2020 2:19 PM Avery Johnson

School officials at UC Santa Cruz are condemning online prejudice after they said they received multiple reports of “racist and offensive”…

Schools adjust to distance learning and aim to provide WiFi for all

April 2, 2020 1:27 PM Megan Meier

Around 3,700 laptops are being given to Greenfield students, this week. Greenfield Union School District is providing one for every child in 1st…

Monterey County public schools to close through the end of the school year

March 31, 2020 6:49 PM KION546 News Team

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. The Monterey County Office of Education has announced that all schools will close through the end of the year out of an…

Better Ask Barry: Who is producing medical safety gear?

March 27, 2020 10:27 AM Barry Brown

As medical facilities around the country report a shortage of masks and personal protection equipment, a number of schools and universities,…

UC Santa Cruz student tests positive for coronavirus

March 27, 2020 2:40 PM Avery Johnson

The Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency confirms that a UC Santa Cruz student has tested positive for…

Monterey County schools expected to reopen no earlier than May 4

March 26, 2020 2:26 PM Avery Johnson, Shannon Longworth

The Monterey County Office of Education has set a new target date for schools to…

Gavilan College creates Student Emergency Fund

March 25, 2020 11:42 AM Avery Johnson

To help students affected by the coronavirus pandemic, Gavilan College has created a Student Emergency Fund to help those struggling…

Where to pick up food for your student during coronavirus closures

March 23, 2020 7:14 PM KION546 News Team

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) Schools all around the Central Coast are closed as Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties, along with all of…

All Santa Cruz County schools closed through April 10

March 17, 2020 10:27 AM Avery Johnson

The Santa Cruz County Office of Education announced that all schools in the county will be closed through April…

Monterey County closes all public schools and extracurricular programs

March 13, 2020 2:07 PM KION546 News Team

The County of Monterey is the latest to close schools for the remainder of March. These school closures are coming with some challenges, especially…

Santa Cruz County schools closing in advance of more COVID-19 spread

March 12, 2020 8:31 PM Ron Keller

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif The Santa Cruz County Office of Education in conjunction with School District Superintendents and the Santa Cruz County…

Petition created to close CSUMB due to coronavirus risk

March 11, 2020 11:40 AM KION546 News Team

A petition has been created to close CSUMB, amid growing fears of the coronavirus. The petition reads in part, ” Schools across the state have…

Middlebury Institute suspends in-person classes, resume remotely following spring break

March 10, 2020 2:15 PM KION546 News Team

The Middlebury Institute of International Studies is the latest educational facility to suspend in-person classes.In a letter to students, faculty…

Fired UCSC grad students continue to picket

March 2, 2020 4:30 PM Avery Johnson

The main entrance at UC Santa Cruz was still blocked by picketers Monday…

54 UCSC graduate student TAs receive letters of dismissal

February 28, 2020 1:47 PM Avery Johnson, Josh Kristianto

Although most graduate students at UC Santa Cruz have returned to work and submitted grades, school officials said “we ultimately cannot retain…

Measure E aims to build new housing for Soledad teachers

February 25, 2020 5:04 PM Megan Meier

Soledad Unified School District says offers to teachers and staff are often turned down due to a lack of housing in the…

Salinas school working to eliminate food waste

February 27, 2020 5:04 PM Avery Johnson

Students at Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary School will soon see their plastic lunch utensils replaced with a more environmentally-friendly…

California lottery didn’t give $36M to schools, auditor says

February 25, 2020 2:09 PM The Associated Press, Avery Johnson

California’s state auditor says the California State Lottery skimped on giving $36 million in revenue to fund public education funding and spent…

Monterey County school districts in search of new teachers

February 22, 2020 2:43 PM Megan Meier

Monterey County school districts are on the hunt for new teachers ahead of the upcoming academic year.…

UC Santa Cruz grad students to continue protest after Friday deadline

February 20, 2020 1:18 PM Avery Johnson, Drew Andre

Grad students on strike at UC Santa Cruz are facing the possibility of being fired if grades are not submitted by Friday, but the…

California agrees to spend $50M to help kids who can’t read

February 20, 2020 3:34 PM The Associated Press

California will spend $50 million for literary instruction at dozens of poor performing schools to settle a lawsuit that claimed the…

Free USC tuition to students with $80K or less family income

February 20, 2020 9:42 AM The Associated Press

The University of Southern California will phase in free tuition for students from families with an annual income of $80,000 or less.…

UCSC grad students claim injuries caused by police, administration says police tried to de-escalate

February 13, 2020 5:18 PM Avery Johnson

It is day four of an escalated graduate student strike at UC Santa Cruz, and those involved are planning to continue at least through…

Unions ask: Is it time to rethink school shooting drills?

February 11, 2020 1:01 PM The Associated Press

The nation’s two largest teachers unions are calling on schools to revise or eliminate active shooter drills.…

Escalated UCSC grad student strike causing traffic backups

February 10, 2020 1:25 PM Avery Johnson, Josh Kristianto

UC Santa Cruz is issuing updates on traffic as graduate students begin their escalated…

Better Ask Barry: Any tips for paying off student loans?

February 4, 2020 5:27 PM Barry Brown

For many students, it’s the same story: Go off to college, get a little knowledge, and rack up a big…

Diploma program for veterans and Japanese-Americans offered in Monterey County

February 4, 2020 12:14 PM Avery Johnson

Monterey County residents who did not graduate high school due to military service or internment may be eligible to receive their…

COLA Campaign: UCSC grad students to stop TA duties as part of strike

February 3, 2020 5:28 PM Avery Johnson

Graduate students at University of California, Santa Cruz said many of them will escalate their strike to include withholding their work…

Monterey County Office of Education advocates for participation in 2020 Census

February 1, 2020 5:54 PM Megan Meier

The Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) is hoping to achieve 100% participation in the upcoming 2020…

Striking UC Santa Cruz students consider larger protest after discipline discussed

January 27, 2020 2:40 PM Avery Johnson, Aaron Groff

As the graduate student grade strike continues at UC Santa Cruz, the university has announced two new programs to help graduate students struggling…

Monterey County colleges, universities prepare for Coronavirus

January 30, 2020 12:31 PM Megan Meier

The first week of Spring semester is eerily quiet at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.…

MPUSD joins 14 other California school districts suing JUUL

January 28, 2020 4:16 PM Avery Johnson

The Monterey Peninsula Unified School District has joined 14 other California school districts in a lawsuit against JUUL Labs Inc., according to a…

New electric scooters coming to CSUMB

January 19, 2020 5:55 PM Megan Meier

California State University-Monterey Bay is welcoming a new electric scooter company to campus, this…

Salinas school districts suing city of Salinas

January 16, 2020 3:23 PM Avery Johnson

he Santa Rita Union Elementary School District announced Thursday that it is suing the city of Salinas over the West Area Specific Plan under the…

Parents accuse Salinas school of making kids sit on floor during breakfast

January 14, 2020 11:00 AM KION546 News Team

Parents of elementary school students are up in arms after they tell KION they saw something unusual happen during…

Students and workers join forces at UCSC to strike “unfair wages”

January 9, 2020 1:53 PM Drew Andre

Workers at the University of California, Santa Cruz are calling for a raise in…