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21 for ‘21: For Juan Morales-Rocha, bridging the digital divide was personal
Morales-Rocha’s advocacy is credited with helping to kick-start a countywide partnership working to bridge the stubborn “last mile” of Santa Cruz County’s digital divide and extend reliable internet to thousands of families.
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21 for ’21: How Jason Borgen has helped retool schools for an ‘anytime-anywhere’ approach
When the pandemic changed the way schools operate, Jason Borgen, the chief technology officer at the Santa Cruz County Office of Education, and his colleagues had to make sure students had the tools they needed to learn from home and teachers were trained on how to navigate distance learning and online classroom settings.
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State advisory committee to decide Wednesday if educators to get vaccine in next phase
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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‘Last mile’ of digital divide still affecting thousands of Santa Cruz County kids
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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High school sports further delayed, championships cancelled — but hope for truncated seasons still remains
At least one Santa Cruz County coach believes some form of a season remains possible for all sports — fall, winter and spring — but they will have to be truncated and played local so that teams aren’t crossing into other counties.