The historic Alba Schoolhouse in Ben Lomond was officially delisted from the county’s landmark inventory this week, but a dedicated group of volunteers is pushing forward with long-term plans to rebuild what was lost in the 2020 CZU fire.
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Pajaro Valley Unified faces financial future with vote on new business chief, look at unspent arts funding and budget update
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District board will vote Wednesday on a new chief business officer as it faces continued fiscal challenges. Trustees will also hear a report showing improvements in student attendance, suspensions and graduation rates across the district.
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Why do UCSC students have the worst mental health in the UC system? Let’s start with housing
UC Santa Cruz students report the worst mental health in the UC system, citing stress, anxiety and housing insecurity. Activist Kevin Norton calls on UCSC to provide more on-campus housing, slow enrollment growth and establish stronger ties between students and the wider community.
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Five years after CZU, Bonny Doon Elementary lost students, but found a renewed purpose in healing
Five years after narrowly escaping the CZU fires, Bonny Doon Elementary has transformed from a small mountain school into a vital community anchor. Despite falling enrollment, the school expanded mental health services and created new programs to help students and families heal from dual traumas of wildfire and pandemic isolation.
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California changed the way it teaches science. But test scores remain low
Nearly a decade after California revamped its K-12 science curriculum, two-thirds of students failed to meet the statewide standard.
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Joint Cabrillo-UCSC student housing project to finally break ground this month
Cabrillo College and UC Santa Cruz will break ground Sept. 29 on a long-planned, $111 million joint student housing and child care project at Cabrillo’s Aptos campus, marking the community college’s first-ever student housing.
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Historic horse stable, home to rescue animals, faces eviction as UCSC moves to acquire coastal property
After five decades serving local horse owners and rescue animals, Coast Road Stables faces displacement as UC Santa Cruz and The Conservation Fund move forward with plans to purchase the 200-acre coastal property just north of city limits. With leases set to end by June 2026, boarders say they’ve been left in the dark — and are now scrambling to find alternatives for their animals, many of which are elderly or medically fragile.
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University of California UPTE union to hold strike authorization vote in late September
The union representing more than 20,000 technical, research and health care workers across the University of California system is prepared for a multiday work stoppage if members vote to authorize a strike.
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UCSC acquires 414 acres for conservation, farming in major land deal
UC Santa Cruz is expanding its footprint with the acquisition of two properties long held by a Santa Cruz family: 214 acres of protected natural land next to its main campus, and about 200 acres of oceanfront farmland near the Seymour Marine Discovery Center.
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UCSC sees drop in undergraduate applications for first time in five years
UC Santa Cruz saw its first drop in undergraduate applications in five years — down 7.3% — even as national numbers rose. Meanwhile, the university has repeatedly declined to release graduate enrollment data for the upcoming year, citing what one official called a “dynamic situation.”