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Music composed at Auschwitz to be played for first time after being restored

November 24, 2023 12:46 AM CNN Newsource

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Fragments of musical scores discovered at Auschwitz will be played for the first time next week after being…

‘Shocking’ report shows skyrocketing number of California college students struggling to pay for food, housing

November 23, 2023 11:56 AM FOX 35

WRITTEN BY JOSHUA Q. NELSON SACRAMENTO, Calif. (FOX-35)- A new report shows a skyrocketing number of California college students struggling to pay…

Retired Salinas High teacher honored for his 3,500-mile cross-country journey on foot for mental health awareness

November 22, 2023 5:54 PM Derrick Ow

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- A retired Salinas High School astronomy teacher can now put his feet up for a good reason. Phillip Duetschle completed a…

Education Department will use ‘secret shoppers’ to detect student loan servicer errors

November 10, 2023 10:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Education announced it will use “secret shoppers” to help monitor the student loan…

Shelter-in-place lifted from Echo Valley Elementary School

November 9, 2023 12:27 PM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- North County Monterey County Unified School District confirmed that Echo Valley Elementary School has lifted their…

Head Start programs in Santa Cruz County gets over $4 million in federal funding

November 9, 2023 11:46 AM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- U.S Representatives Jimmy Panetta and Zoe Lofgren announced that federal funding will be going towards Head…

New mural unveiled at Middlebury Institute

November 8, 2023 6:11 PM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Wednesday afternoon, The Middlebury Institute of International Studies unveiled their new public mural called…

Montage Health says CSUMB losing Physician Assistance program will hurt local healthcare worker recruitment

November 7, 2023 5:39 PM Derrick Ow

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE: With the Physician Assistance program at CSUMB shutting down in May 2024, the CEO of Montage Medical Group…

Exclusive: Education secretary says federal funds are at stake if schools fail to combat antisemitism and Islamophobia

November 7, 2023 8:02 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 07 NOV 23 07:00 ET By Rene Marsh and Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Department of Education is reminding schools…

Pajaro Valley Unified School District hosting community meetings on superintendent search

November 5, 2023 6:16 PM Derrick Ow

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Pajaro Valley Unified School District is asking for community input as they continue looking for a permanent…

Seaside City Council passes ‘Safe Overnight Parking’ site for homeless MPUSD students

November 3, 2023 6:43 PM Nataly Gutierrez

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV): Seaside City Council unanimously passed a Safe Overnight Parking site for students who go to any of the schools in the…

Local college students react to rise in anti-Semitic and Islamophobic language

November 2, 2023 11:01 AM Ana Torrea

MONTERY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Israel-Hamas war continues to cause ripples nationwide. Across the country, college campuses are seeing…

UC Santa Cruz region to receive $18.1 million for education to career pipelines

November 2, 2023 2:46 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Governor Gavin Newsom announced that four California regions were selected to receive a part of $72.5 million to create…

Biden is trying a new path to student loan forgiveness. Here’s who could benefit

October 30, 2023 2:56 PM CNN Newsource

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden administration is making another attempt to create a new student loan forgiveness program and…

PVUSD Migrant & Seasonal Head Start program helping farm working families with child development

October 27, 2023 10:36 AM Nataly Gutierrez

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV): The Migrant & Seasonal Head Start program at Pajaro Valley Unified School District has helped agriculture families…

Watch Video: 49ers visit Monterey High School freshman awaiting heart transplant

October 20, 2023 2:14 PM Ricardo Tovar

PALO ALTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- A group of players on the San Francisco 49ers brought a big smile and a few happy tears to a Monterey High…

CSUMB receives $5 million USDA research grant for climate-smart practices on specialty crops

October 18, 2023 1:01 PM Derrick Ow

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Monday afternoon, California State University, Monterey Bay received a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of…

CSUMB receives $1.13 million federal grant for water-use research partnership with NASA

October 10, 2023 12:38 PM Derrick Ow

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The U.S. Geological Survey has awarded CSUMB and NASA with a $1.13 million grant to support water-use research. AJ Purdy…

2 San Jose students get perfect score on AP calculus exam

October 5, 2023 4:35 PM FOX 35

By KTVU staff SAN JOSE, Calif. – Two South Bay high schoolers achieved quite the accomplishment, getting a perfect score on their AP…

Biden cancels another $9 billion in student loan debt days after payments restart

October 4, 2023 11:58 AM CNN Newsource

WashingtonCNN — The Biden administration has approved debt relief for an additional 125,000 student loan borrowers, totaling $9 billion in…

Student loan payments resume, how it can shake the economy.

October 2, 2023 7:04 PM Nataly Gutierrez

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV): Millions of student loan borrowers will be required to make payments this month, after a 3-year hiatus.…

Lockdown lifted at Hartnell College, no arrests were made

October 2, 2023 5:11 PM Derrick Ow

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Salinas Police and Hartnell College confirmed that all students and staff are safe after the college was held in a brief…

Student loan payments begin on the first day of October

September 30, 2023 5:29 PM Associated Press

Millions of Americans must start repaying their federal student loans again in October, with monthly payments averaging hundreds of dollars. To get…

Cabrillo College receives federal grant to expand Hispanic educational opportunities

September 28, 2023 2:54 PM Derrick Ow

APTOS, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Thursday, Cabrillo College received a five-year $3 million grant from the U.S. Dept. of Education Developing…

Student loan payments resume Oct. 1, how borrowers on the Central Coast can prepare

September 27, 2023 5:46 PM Dania Romero

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION)- Student loan payments are due on October 1st for the first time in three years. “I think everybody’s got stress from the…

Pajaro Valley Unified School District offering free bus driver classes

September 26, 2023 5:40 PM Derrick Ow

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Pajaro Valley Unified School District will be offering free training classes to anyone who is interested in…

California signs bill to protect retired teachers benefits

September 26, 2023 7:29 AM Karl Cooke

CALIFORNIA, U.S.A (KION-TV)- Retired teachers’ benefits are now being protected thanks to a new bill signed by Governor Gavin Newsom. Retired…

New CSU program allows students dual admission

September 21, 2023 10:31 AM Dania Romero

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) The California State University system offers a program called the Transfer Success Pathway that allows guaranteed admission…

Students at EAHS create a club to help migrant students with their education

September 13, 2023 6:37 PM Nataly Gutierrez

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV): Students at Everett Alvarez High School recently established a campus club dedicated to providing support for newcomer…

Cabrillo College board votes to delay renaming until 2028

September 12, 2023 5:46 PM Nataly Gutierrez

APTOS, Calif. (KION-TV): The Cabrillo College Governing Board voted Monday night 6-1 to push-off a decision on renaming the college for the next…

CSU Administration explains how multi-year tuition proposal could be a positive

September 7, 2023 7:33 AM Karl Cooke

MARINA, CALIF. (KION-TV)- California State University broke down the possible tuition for its schools across the state. CSU reps say they still…

UC Santa Cruz and CSU Monterey Bay rank in Forbes’ list of top colleges in the country

September 6, 2023 11:15 AM Ricardo Tovar

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- Forbes has released their list of “America’s Top Colleges” for 2023. This list showcases the top 500 colleges in the…

Survey says nearly half of CSUMB students are facing food insecurity

September 5, 2023 10:49 AM Nataly Gutierrez

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV): Thousands of students at CSUMB are facing food…

Teachers are digging even deeper to afford classroom necessities

September 2, 2023 3:23 PM CNN

Originally Published: 02 SEP 23 08:07 ET By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business New York (CNN) — Parents aren’t alone in feeling the extra pinch in the…

Kindergarten building at Gabilan Elementary School renamed after long-time custodian

August 31, 2023 2:48 PM Ricardo Tovar

SOLEDAD, Calif. (KON-TV) Soledad Unified School District held a dedication to rename a kindergarten building at Gabilan Elementary School to honor a…

Salinas area ranks as top ten in the country for best-pay for grad degree holders, study says

August 31, 2023 2:53 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- According to a study conducted by SmartAsset the Salinas metro area ranks as the 9th best place to earn the most pay for…

San Benito High School District to host two community town halls for a potential second high school

August 23, 2023 4:32 PM Derrick Ow

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)- The San Benito High School District will be having two community town hall meetings as the district looks to gather…

California investing a total of $120 million to protect kids from extreme heat on playgrounds

August 17, 2023 5:54 PM Derrick Ow

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- School yards throughout the state of California will be transformed in the near future. On Thursday, California Gov.…

Sharon Ofek named Carmel Unified School District interim superintendent

August 17, 2023 3:23 PM Derrick Ow

CARMEL VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Sharon Ofek was named interim superintendent for the Carmel Unified School District. The Carmel Unfied School Board…

Rancho Cielo hosts solar project groundbreaking

August 15, 2023 4:31 PM Derrick Ow

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Rancho Cielo Youth Campus is going green. The non-profit learning and social services program held a groundbreaking…

First day back to school for Pajaro Middle School students

August 15, 2023 6:08 PM Nataly Gutierrez

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Pajaro Middle School students would normally be getting ready to return to their school today—but the damage their…

Pacific Grove Unified School District looking for community input on superintendent search

August 14, 2023 6:51 PM Derrick Ow

PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV)-The Pacific Grove Unified School District is searching for a new superintendent and asking for community input. The…

California’s new family agenda promotes educational freedoms

August 15, 2023 7:20 AM Karl Cooke

CALIFORNIA (KION-TV)- As kids head back to the classroom Governor Newsom spoke about a new agenda involving parent and student engagement. It’s…

Enrollment numbers at UC Santa Cruz increase

August 8, 2023 6:26 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- UC Santa Cruz saw their acceptance rate rise by 44.5 percent according to the university. UC Santa Cruz said that 34…

Cabrillo College Name Exploration Subcommittee to provide update at Board of Trustees meeting

November 15, 2022 10:57 AM Derrick Ow, Austin Castro

APTOS, Calif. (KION-TV): Aug. 6, 2023, 6:15 p.m. – Cabrillo College’s Name Exploration Subcommittee is scheduled to give a report at the school’s…

Panetta secures federal support for local research projects

August 2, 2023 4:34 PM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- U.S. District 19 Congressman Jimmy Panetta’s office announced that they have secured $4 million in federal funding…