Pajaro Valley Unified School District said it is launching a new training program that will allow students to build their own working airplanes from scratch. Partners include Joby Aviation and Tango Flight.
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From berry fields to law school, Watsonville teen aims to help her immigrant community
After spending two summers doing fieldwork alongside her immigrant parents, Zaida Lesly Garcia earned a scholarship that will help her pursue her dream of becoming an immigration lawyer.
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How Trump’s proposed spending cuts could affect education funding in Santa Cruz County
After President Donald Trump released his proposed federal budget, school officials across the country, and in Santa Cruz County, began estimating what services and programs they could potentially lose funding for. The federal budget won’t be finalized for months but the proposal presents a grim outlook.
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PVUSD trustee Gabe Medina’s $35K demand draws criticism from local leaders
Pajaro Valley Unified School District trustee Gabe Medina’s demand for $35,000 to avoid a defamation lawsuit after a failed censure attempt is uniting critics and deepening divisions in a district already struggling with contentious issues.
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PVUSD trustee Gabe Medina demands $35K, threatens defamation suit after failed censure
Pajaro Valley Unified School District Trustee Gabe Medina is threatening the board’s president and vice president via email with a defamation lawsuit against them after last week’s censure attempt.
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With tears and taunts, PVUSD board rejects censure of trustee Gabe Medina — and exposes bitter divide
The resolution to censure trustee Gabe Medina failed in a 4-2 vote during the Pajaro Valley Unified School District governing board meeting Wednesday night. The vote came after a nearly two-hour discussion and clashes between Medina and trustee Misty Navarro.
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Pajaro Valley Unified School District board rejects censure of trustee Gabe Medina
In a 4-2 vote Wednesday night, Pajaro Valley Unified School District trustees rejected a resolution to censure trustee Gabe Medina over inflammatory remarks and previous behavior.
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PVUSD board considers censure of trustee Gabe Medina over comments, behavior
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District board of trustees will discuss and vote Wednesday on whether to censure fellow trustee Gabe Medina. Medina has faced rising criticism over comments directed at staff, current and former trustees and community members.
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County superintendent of schools warns PVUSD of ‘antisemitic tropes’ during ethnic studies debate
Santa Cruz County Superintendent of Schools Faris Sabbah recently wrote a letter to Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s governing board, warning the trustees about his concerns that trustees’ comments “appeared to invoke anti-Semitic tropes” and about violations of laws governing the board’s actions.
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Pajaro Valley district trustees need a lesson in leadership and antisemitism as they implement ethnic studies curriculum
Rabbi Debbie Israel was stunned when she attended the recent Pajaro Valley Unified School District meeting, where trustees voted to continue a controversial ethnic studies contract with Community Responsive Education. She says she found “outright antisemitism in the name of no antisemitism.” She says trustees used conventional antisemitic tropes and showed little grace, openness or leadership skills in their dealings with concerned members of the Jewish community.
