Watsonville police officers were investigating a suspicious device found on the Watsonville High School campus Thursday morning.
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Some California schools get three times more funding than others. Here’s why
School funding in California steers a lot to wealthy districts and to those with high-needs students. Those in the middle get a lot less.
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Teachers at Pajaro Middle School say they don’t feel safe or supported. Why isn’t the district acting?
Pajaro Middle School survived catastrophic flooding in 2023, but now faces a different challenge: a breakdown in trust between teachers, administrators and the district, writes Brandon Diniz, president of the Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers Local 1936. Teachers cite safety concerns, poor communication and inadequate responses to serious incidents, he writes. In May, 88% of teachers said they had no confidence in principal Nicole Killian’s leadership. District leaders, Diniz says, can no longer dismiss the concerns as a labor dispute and must address the serious issues the school faces.
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California school districts battle for $3.9 billion they argue is due now, not later
Gov. Gavin Newsom warns it’s prudent to hold back the funding in case a flood of expected new money dries up; school districts disagree.
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Watsonville High senior overcomes tragedy, earns statewide courage award
Watsonville High School senior Chris Delgado has transformed childhood trauma into success, earning a statewide courage award and a scholarship as he prepares to attend college. He’s sharing his story in hopes of encouraging other young people to speak up and persevere through adversity.
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Pajaro Valley High’s ‘spirit of the school’ graduates after four years of leadership
Pajaro Valley High School senior Jonathan Escobar, once a shy student who faced bullying in middle school, will graduate this week after four years as a prominent campus leader, cheerleader and class president. This fall, he’s going to UC Davis to study biology or political science.
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Watsonville police make arrest after online threat to graduation ceremony
Watsonville police arrested a 21-year-old man Wednesday morning after they say he admitted to posting a threat on social media to commit a mass shooting at a Pajaro Valley Unified School District graduation ceremony.
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Pajaro Valley Unified delays discussion of relocation of schools after community urges board to reject proposal
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District governing board has postponed discussion of a controversial proposal to relocate students from Renaissance High to Duncan Holbert School and disperse Duncan Holbert’s special education program after parents, staff and students urged trustees to reject the plan.
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Pajaro Valley Unified school board approves layoffs of about 100 full-time staff
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District board approved final layoffs equivalent to about 100 full-time positions Wednesday, including special education staff, mental health clinicians, healthcare assistants, teachers and counselors. Staff, parents and union leaders warned the cuts will worsen student support services, increase workloads and create safety risks on campuses.
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‘Feels like erasure’: Why Native American students may be undercounted by 90% in California schools
Native American students who also identify as another race, such as Black, white or Asian, are counted as “two or more races,” not Native American.
