Gov. Gavin Newsom announces COVID-19 vaccine mandate for in-person school
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced there will be a state mandate requiring students and staff to be vaccinated for COVID-19 to attend in-person instruction.…
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High school students in Santa Cruz build Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles for Ocean Experiments
Mount Madonna School Engineering Club students built an underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to explore the ocean floors of Catalina…
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Salinas High School cancels football game after players test positive for COVID-19
Salina’s High School cancelled their football game against Alisal High School after several players on the team tested positive for COVID-19.…
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Hartnell College to require students, employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19
After a board vote on Tuesday night, Hartnell Community College will now require students and employees to be vaccinated for…
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UCSC students arrive ahead of first-ever “Downtown Day”
Thousands of UC-Santa Cruz students are slowly pouring into the university on the first real move-in days since the beginning of the…
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Salinas library unveils bookmobile program for residents
Salinas councilmembers are set to take a tour of a new bookmobile that has been unveiled by the Salinas Public Library…
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Central Coast schools see shortage in COVID-19 tests as Biden calls for increased testing
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) President Biden is calling for increased access to COVID-19 testing in schools, announcing today he is invoking the…
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Loaded firearm found and retrieved from Washington Middle School student’s backpack
A weapon has been found for the second time since the start of the new academic school year, in a Salinas Union High School District campus.…
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School district provides free fitness classes to employees
Greenfield Unified School District will be providing free fitness classes for all interested employees, starting tomorrow.…
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Students return to Aptos High School after deadly stabbing on campus
APTOS, Calif. (KION) — A growing memorial outside Aptos High School marks the somber mood as students returned to campus Friday for the first time…
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NAACP and LULAC demand answers from Salinas High School District
Two civil rights organizations on the Central Coast demand Salinas Union High School District (SUHSD) to respond after students posted photos and…
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Sources say three Salinas High students suspended over a racist incident involving a Black doll
A source confirmed that three students were suspended in connection to the racist incidents at Salinas High School involving a Black doll.…
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CSUMB students arrive on campus for fall semester amid pandemic
Thousands of college students are arriving on the Central Coast this weekend for CSUMB’s move-in day, but this time, it is in the middle of a…
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Schools face teacher shortage as students return for in-person learning
Schools across the Central Coast are seeing a need for teachers and substitute teachers as students return to in-person instruction.…
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Sheriff’s Office: Aptos school threat appears to be unfounded
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said it investigated a potential threat against Aptos Junior High School Wednesday…
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Local school districts see COVID-19 exposures a week into in-person classes
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) In Monterey County, 18 out of the 24 school districts there have been re-opened for in-person learning. Each school district…
Continue Reading Santa Cruz goes back to school as California announces new vaccine mandate for teachers
Wednesday was the first day back in the classroom for students across Santa Cruz, and now California Governor Gavin Newsom is saying that teachers…
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School supply costs create barriers for students
Students across the Central Coast started their new school year and returning to in-person…
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Hartnell College to hold registration fairs in Soledad, King City
Hartnell College announced that it will be holding two-part registration fairs for prospective students at its new center in Soledad and its newly…
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iHeart Media is helping give away backpacks to Santa Cruz County schools
Goodwill Central Coast is giving away 200 backpacks filled with school supplies to celebrate the start of the school year and iHeart Media is…
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