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CSUMB exceeds expectations from a 10-year plan to boost graduation rates.
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CSUMB exceeds expectations from a 10-year plan to boost graduation rates.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Dec 15, 2025

Celia Jiménez here, thinking about graduation rates at CSU Monterey Bay. About a decade ago, California State University started an ambitious …

A new report shows that community schools are making a difference for students.
Opinion

A new report shows that community schools are making a difference for students.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Sep 26, 2025

Celia Jiménez here, thinking about Community Schools, an approach that California has taken to invest more than $4 billion since 2021 to provi…

National rankings have adjusted to help answer the question: Is college worth it?
Forum | Opinion

National rankings have adjusted to help answer the question: Is college worth it?

  • Vanya Quiñones
  • Sep 25, 2025

For many years, national college rankings placed the highest value on exclusivity. Measures such as acceptance rates, standardized test scores…

Too often, the media focuses on the low points in our schools – we want to celebrate the highs.
Forum | Opinion

Too often, the media focuses on the low points in our schools – we want to celebrate the highs.

  • By The Monterey Bay Teachers Association
  • Apr 10, 2025

As proud educators of Seaside High School, we write to our community this spring, as the 2024-25 school year comes to a close. Our goal as a c…

Local school districts are expanding career and technical education programs, reframing the way we think about education.
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Local school districts are expanding career and technical education programs, reframing the way we think about education.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Dec 5, 2024

IN A CLASSROOM AT MARINA HIGH SCHOOL, 16-year-old Vivianah Navarro and her classmates are measuring how much liquid a dozen spoons and several…

Infighting on MPC board makes even the most basic tasks impossible.
Local Spin | Opinion

Infighting on MPC board makes even the most basic tasks impossible.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Apr 18, 2024

Monterey Peninsula College is an institution built to support the dreams of thousands of students. The community college’s mission statement c…

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