On Thursday evening, Mountain Elementary School’s fourth grade class will be performing a musical about the building of the transcontinental railroad. While the school’s students perform a play every year, this one is different. The school’s principal thinks this will be the first time they perform a musical written entirely by a student.
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Fewer kids are going to California public schools. Is there a right way to close campuses?
Declining enrollment, the end of pandemic relief funding and uncertain state funding are forcing California school districts to make some difficult decisions.
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‘It’s terrifying. It’s like an apocalypse’: Pacific Collegiate School students march against Trump
A senior at Pacific Collegiate School, Zero Pabich felt horrible after the news of Donald Trump’s victory last week. So the day after the election, Pabich said they began organizing a protest to show that young people will continue fighting to protect the rights of marginalized communities.
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After election, Santa Cruz County school leaders affirm rights of immigrant, LGBTQ+ communities
Santa Cruz County education leaders say there’s a feeling of anxiety among many families in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidential victory. To immigrant and LGBTQ+ families, they say they’ll uphold and protect their rights.
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Live Oak School District likely to implement layoffs in spring to address more than $700,000 budget deficit
Live Oak School District officials are working with consultants and Santa Cruz County officials to address a budget deficit ranging from $700,000 to $1 million. Superintendent Pat Sánchez said they’ll likely implement layoffs in the spring.
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Misty Navarro joins Pajaro Valley Unified School District board
Dr. Misty Navarro was sworn in Wednesday to fill the vacant Area 7 seat on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District board of trustees after being appointed by the board in a special meeting on Monday. Navarro is an emergency medicine physician who has worked for Salinas Valley Health for the past 16 years. She succeeds former board president Jennifer Holm, who resigned in September after six years representing Area 7.
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School farm in Live Oak hires manager, hosts first harvest event
Still a work in progress, Live Oak School District’s farm project will host its first event this Saturday and has a new general manager to oversee farm operations.
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Earthquake safety could disrupt schools’ plan for Pacific Cultural Center
Santa Cruz City Schools hopes to use the recently purchased Pacific Cultural Center in Seabright to host meetings and community events. Officials say it’s been a headache figuring out if it will meet “very stringent” earthquake safety standards for its potential use.
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Gateway School to celebrate new head of school, Hannah Wikse, and 55th anniversary
Gateway School, an independent K-8 charter school on Santa Cruz’s Westside, is celebrating its new head of school and its 55th anniversary with a public convocation at UC Santa Cruz’s Cowell Ranch Hay Barn later this month.
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The brutal story behind California’s new Native American genocide education law
A new law requires California students to learn Native American history in a way that includes the mistreatment and perspectives of tribal members.