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As enrollment declines, local schools are slashing budgets and laying off staff.
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As enrollment declines, local schools are slashing budgets and laying off staff.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Apr 23, 2026
  • 12 min to read

SIXTH-GRADERS IN SAMUEL SWANSON’S CLASS AT UNIVERSITY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN SALINAS are gathered outside for today’s lesson. They’ve been …

Salinas Union is working on how to spend $130 million on facility upgrades across its schools.
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Salinas Union is working on how to spend $130 million on facility upgrades across its schools.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Mar 27, 2025

Salinas Union High School District is working on updating its facilities master plan across its 13 schools. Officials so far have hosted sever…

Monterey County’s new Media Literacy Coalition brings attention to how to discern truth.
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Monterey County’s new Media Literacy Coalition brings attention to how to discern truth.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Oct 17, 2024

A group of high schoolers is studying the image of a middle-aged man’s face. Their mission is to determine if this is a real photo of a real p…

School kitchens are transforming to provide higher-quality, healthier meals for kids.
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School kitchens are transforming to provide higher-quality, healthier meals for kids.

  • Jan 18, 2024

ON THE LUNCH MENU ON A RECENT THURSDAY AT NORTH MONTEREY HIGH SCHOOL IN CASTROVILLE ARE A FEW OPTIONS: teriyaki chicken, a crispy chicken sand…

Covid protocols are changing at schools, but the goal stays the same.
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Covid protocols are changing at schools, but the goal stays the same.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Mar 24, 2022

Over the past two years, schools have adapted to the ever-changing Covid-19 protocols from going fully virtual to hybrid, as well as changing …

County Covid rates will dictate which schools will be able to reopen -- and when.
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County Covid rates will dictate which schools will be able to reopen -- and when.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Feb 4, 2021

Local school districts have been ready to re-open schools for in-person learning, but Covid-19 case rates in Monterey County keep pushing the …

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