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Cabrillo College president search committee recommends Cal Poly Humboldt administrator for new president
Cabrillo College’s search committee announced Tuesday it will recommend the governing board select Jenn Capps, a Cal Poly Humboldt administrator, for the school’s next president.
Colorado-based nonprofit tapped to temporarily run Santa Cruz County Head Start after Encompass exit
Encompass Community Services will hand off Santa Cruz County’s Head Start program to Denver-based Community Development Institute Head Start, which is expected to arrive Monday to begin reopening services that have…
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Misinformation spreads as Trump moves to cut aid for some California students
The Trump administration is suing California, asking the state to end its policies allowing students without legal status to access in-state tuition and financial aid. But the administration’s legal argument is…
Encompass Community Services to stop Head Start child care program after over 40 years
Santa Cruz County nonprofit Encompass Community Services announced Tuesday that it was stopping the Head Start and Early Head Start programs, but did not rule out resuming operations in the future.…
UC Santa Cruz announces $750 million fundraising campaign through 2030
UC Santa Cruz has launched a public campaign to raise $750 million by 2030, building on the $360 million already secured since a quiet 2020 kickoff to support student programs, scholarships,…
UCSC employees stage a two-day strike amid stalled negotiations
UC Santa Cruz employees represented by AFSCME Local 3299 are striking Monday and Tuesday, reducing dining hall hours, health appointments and bus service on campus.
As government shutdown ends, Santa Cruz County nonprofit scrambles to restart Head Start child care program
Encompass Community Services is scrambling to reopen Head Start, a federally funded low-income child care program, after the government shutdown and cuts to its annual budget caused the nonprofit to temporarily…
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