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Santa Cruz High School band to play Carnegie Hall in New York City

March 1, 2023 6:01 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz High School Cardinal Regiment has announced that they have been invited to play Carnegie Hall in New…

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Salinas Valley Federation of Teachers to have informational picketing at SUHSD job fair

March 1, 2023 5:38 PM Derrick Ow

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV): The Salinas Valley Federation of Teachers will be picketing at the Salinas Union High School District job fair that is set…

Black students are less likely to attain college degrees because of discrimination and external responsibilities, study finds

February 9, 2023 4:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Jalen Brown, CNN Black college students have lower six-year completion rates for any type of degree or certificate program than any other racial…

When the Supreme Court reconvenes at the end of February

The Supreme Court’s student loans case is about more than student loans

January 31, 2023 2:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter When the Supreme Court reconvenes at the end of February, it will hear a headline-grabbing case…

Santa Cruz County Spelling Bee concludes

January 28, 2023 5:51 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Office of Education hosted the 2023 Santa Cruz County Spelling Bee Saturday at UC Santa Cruz. The…

Some UC student’s final grades on hold as strikes continue for student workers

December 8, 2022 11:47 AM Karl Cooke

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- No progress has been made on the ongoing strike in UC Santa Cruz. Faculty members across the UC system are showing…

Salinas High School walks to honor Ruby Bridges, first black student to integrate public schools

November 14, 2022 3:44 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Nov. 14, 1960, in New Orleans, Louisiana, Ruby Bridges made history by being the first black child to walk and…

UC student workers vote to strike

November 3, 2022 12:50 PM Ricardo Tovar

The University of California Student-Workers Union has unanimously voted to authorize a strike. The union covers around 48,000 workers, of which, 97%…

US President Joe Biden announces student loan relief on August 24 in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington

Student loan forgiveness applications now open through beta mode website, Biden administration says

October 14, 2022 5:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration has opened the application process for Americans seeking student debt relief in a beta period starting…

Mexican flag burned at UC Santa Cruz during move-in weekend

October 14, 2022 7:41 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- UC Santa Cruz has acknowledged that a new student’s Mexican flag was burned while their family was visiting with them…

Monterey High School counselor under investigation for inappropriate texts with a student: police

October 12, 2022 3:50 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- A counselor at Monterey High School is under investigation by police and the school district for allegedly sending…

Salinas music teacher grows next generation of mariachi musicians

September 28, 2022 1:05 PM KION546 News Team

BY KIET DO SALINAS – In the Salinas Valley, home to some of the most fertile land in the world, Julian Estrada is growing the next generation of…

Russian couple sponsor 9 Ukrainian refugees in Marina

September 28, 2022 11:55 AM Melody Waintal

MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- As tension grows within Russia against the military mobilization in the war in Ukraine, where thousands are fleeing to…

UC Santa Cruz student living in car made to pay $3000 after suspected theft

September 23, 2022 6:39 PM Karl Cooke

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- As other students get ready for the next quarter of their education, Robert Cedillo is looking to make sure his SUV is…

Next stress for many parents: First school lunch bills since 2020

September 10, 2022 12:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Tami Luhby, CNN Though East Hampton is a solidly middle-class town in Connecticut, dozens of families are applying for free school meals for the…

California’s new college savings program to help millions of kids save for higher education

August 12, 2022 10:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Greta Serrin Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — More than three million California…

School Resource Officer assigned to Spring Grove School in San Benito County

August 10, 2022 3:26 PM Victor Guzman

The San Benito County Sheriff’s Office announced the appointment of a School Resource Officer at Spring Grove School near…

Students grow through theater with “La Memorias”

August 4, 2022 5:57 PM Melody Waintal

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- A California State University Monterey Bay youth program invites high school students to get the college experience and…

Hollister Martial Arts Academy to host school supply drive

August 2, 2022 3:19 PM Ricardo Tovar

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Sunday, August 7, the Enterprise Academy of Martial Arts will host a school supply drive for students needing school…

Alisal Union School District gives free haircuts, school supplies, food and hygiene products for students

July 28, 2022 11:17 AM Ricardo Tovar

A former Alisal USD alumna organized an event to give out free haircuts for students heading back to…

National Farmworkers Jobs Program holds grand opening in Watsonville

July 17, 2022 4:46 PM Ricardo Tovar

A program aimed at providing farmworkers with job training and education services opened its doors on Friday.…

Local women’s non-profit to design mosiac in Carmel Valley

July 15, 2022 11:53 AM Ricardo Tovar

CARMEL VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey Bay chapter of the National Charity League said their next project is designing a mosaic at the Tatum’s…

Vanya Quiñones made 4th President of CSUMB

July 13, 2022 9:03 AM Ricardo Tovar

SEASIDE, Calif.(KION-TV)– Cal State Monterey Bay announced Wednesday the appointment of Vanya Quiñones as their 4th president beginning in the Fall…

Two Salinas Union High School teachers to teach Ukrainian refugees in Poland

July 13, 2022 1:57 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Salinas Union High School District announced that two teachers from their school district will join a delegation on a…

Aptos High School student speaks on honoring her family in Washington D.C.

May 11, 2022 1:42 PM Ricardo Tovar

An Aptos High School student’s photograph placed 1st at the 20th Congressional Art Competition “An Artistic…

Gun found in desk of second-grader at south Sacramento school, district says

May 25, 2022 2:05 PM Ricardo Tovar

th a fully loaded magazine was found inside the desk of a second-grade student in a south-Sacramento school, a district spokesperson said…

Rancho San Juan High School hosts College Signing Day for first group of graduating seniors

May 20, 2022 8:59 PM Victor Guzman

Dozens of graduating seniors at Rancho San Juan High School committed to various colleges as part of the school’s first ever College Signing…

CSU Monterey Bay holds first full in-person graduation in two years

May 20, 2022 6:29 PM Calista Silva, Ricardo Tovar

After two years of cancellations due to a global pandemic, Cardinale Stadium was filled with excited students and families celebrating the graduation…

Salinas Union High School District approves new start times

May 12, 2022 10:37 AM Ricardo Tovar

Tuesday night Salinas Union High School District Board of Trustees approved new school starts times for the 2022-2023 school year.…

Grand Jury Report finds Monterey County education response to COVID-19 was “commendable”

May 12, 2022 1:50 PM Ricardo Tovar

The Monterey County Civil Grand Jury completed its investigation of Monterey County’s educational response to COVID-19. They said that “Educators and…

Major drop in enrollment for California public schools

April 11, 2022 11:50 AM Joronica Vinluan

According to the California Department of Education CDE, less than 6 million students are enrolled in public…

Hartnell Community College to lift indoor mask mandate

March 17, 2022 8:12 AM Carina Nocon

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION)- Students at the Hartnell Community College will be able to enter most indoor campus facilities without a mask. …

Building Better Futures: Students build tiny homes for the homeless

March 16, 2022 5:41 PM Lisa Principi

A non-profit program in Salinas is providing students with real-world experience — while building tiny homes for the…

Some Central Coast school districts sticking with mask mandate

March 11, 2022 12:13 PM Victor Guzman

Multiple school districts on the Central Coast have decided to stick with having a mask mandate, for now, to prevent the spread of…

PVUSD staff rally for livable wages

February 9, 2022 7:40 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)– Teachers and staff from the Pajaro Valley Unified School District rallied Wednesday afternoon for liveable wages, on…

The US desperately needs skilled workers. But the community colleges that train them are woefully underfunded

February 5, 2022 9:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business As America seeks to train workers for the hundreds of thousands of new infrastructure jobs that are being created, it…