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School districts grapple with declining enrollment in Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Greenspan|2025-02-21T16:31:06-08:00February 21, 2025|Tags: Bonny Doon Union Elementary School District, education, Featured, Heather Contreras, Jesse Greenspan, K-12 schools, Kris Munro, Live Oak School District, Mike Heffner, Mountain Elementary School District, Pacific Elementary School District, Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Roger Snyder, Santa Cruz City Schools, Scotts Valley Unified School District, Soquel Union Elementary School District|

Pajaro, Soquel, Scotts Valley leaders discuss money challenges

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Teacher housing plan detailed on Swift Street in Santa Cruz

By Jesse Kathan|2025-02-24T18:03:53-08:00May 8, 2024|Tags: affordable housing, City of Santa Cruz, education, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, Renee Golder, Santa Cruz City Schools, teacher housing, workforce housing|

School district eyes 2028 opening

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Voters convey their needs to Santa Cruz County school board candidates

By Natalya Dreszer|2024-01-26T14:06:41-08:00September 29, 2022|Tags: Elections 2022, Live Oak School District, Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz City Schools, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Office of Education, Scotts Valley Unified School District, Soquel Union Elementary School District|

Teacher pay, mental health, curriculum emerge as top voter concerns

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Election Guide, Nov. 8, 2022: Measures K and L for Santa Cruz City Schools

By Grace Stetson and Stephen Baxter|2024-01-26T14:07:21-08:00August 19, 2022|Tags: bond measures, City of Santa Cruz, education, Elections 2022, Government, Santa Cruz City Schools|

Measures L and K include plans for $371 million in building upgrades, workforce housing

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More in-school instruction planned for January in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:44:12-08:00November 4, 2020|Tags: City of Scotts Valley, City of Watsonville, Coronavirus, education, Live Oak, Live Oak School District, Pacific Elementary School District, Pajaro Valley Unified School District, San Lorenzo Valley, San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz City Schools, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Office of Education, Scotts Valley Unified School District|

‘Hybrid’ model expected to include online, in-person K-12 public education

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Santa Cruz County schools superintendent: Expect months of distance learning

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:50:04-08:00August 20, 2020|Tags: City of Watsonville, Coronavirus, CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, Faris Sabbah, Felton, Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz City Schools, Santa Cruz County Office of Education|

North Coast, San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley online classes cancelled due to wildfire

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Santa Cruz County schools to open online only

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T17:19:05-08:00July 22, 2020|Tags: Coronavirus, Gail Newel, Kris Munro, Live Oak School District, Santa Cruz City Schools, Scotts Valley Unified School District, Tanya Krause|

Santa Cruz City, Live Oak, Scotts Valley school leaders await details from state

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Santa Cruz County school reopenings hinge on state

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:50:16-08:00July 19, 2020|Tags: Coronavirus, Gail Newel, health, Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz City Schools, Soquel Union Elementary School District|

Teachers, parents, students weigh in-person instruction

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How might district elections reshape Santa Cruz?

By Stephen Baxter and Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-05-03T09:34:53-07:00September 5, 2019|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, district elections, Editor's Picks, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz City Schools|

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