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CA passes bill requiring schools to devise plan to ban or limit phones during the school day
The California legislature passed a bill this week requiring all public schools to come up with a plan to limit or ban phones during the school day, and Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to sign it into law.The Phone-Free Schools Act, introduced by Assemblyman Josh Hoover, would give the state's public schools until July 2026 to come up with a plan to implement a ban or other limits on smart phones.Schools, for example, could require students to put phones in a locker or sealed pouched during school hours. The bill, however, does include some exceptions.Schools would not be able to...
California sends law killing legacy admissions for elite universities to Newsom
Democratic California lawmakers voted to stop legacy college admissions, sending their landmark bill to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) desk for final approval. Assembly Bill 1780 passed largely along party lines in the state’s Senate on Tuesday. The California State Assembly then received the bill for a concurring vote. The bill seeks to keep private colleges […]
‘Catz drop season-opener to Greenfield | High school football
Greenfield High went into Friday night’s regular season-opener as the defending Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division champion. It’s the type of test Watsonville High head coach Manny Contreras wanted his players to face right off the bat. In the end, it was a veteran Bruins team...
Community College Students Urged Not to Miss the Sept. 3rd FAFSA Deadline
Hundreds of millions of dollars in debt-free financial aid goes unclaimed every year — but this year, fewer students than ever are applying for funds, meaning that many will miss out on aid they may not even realize they are eligible to receive. The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office...
Pajaro Valley Unified begins rollout of third-largest community schools grant in California
Students throughout the region are back from summer break, and at Pajaro Valley Unified School District, additional services are coming. Earlier this year, the district received the third-largest grant — $32.8 million — in a statewide program aimed at converting conventional K-12 schools into community schools. There’s no...
‘We're on alert every day': A closer look at California's high school football concussion protocols
Friday night lights are back with high school football season kicking off this week. But amid all the cheering and excitement, there is ongoing concern of concussions. "We're on alert every day," said Mark Moreno, director of sports medicine at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose. "We're on alert in full practices. We're on alert in full hitting drills."
California one step closer to banning certain food dyes in school lunches
A bill to outlaw the use of certain food dyes in school meals has advanced through the California Legislature and is headed for the Governor’s desk. If signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom, schools across the state would no longer be allowed to sell or provide food that included six chemicals that studies have […]
Lynbrook High School vs. Pajaro Valley High School Football Live Stream, TV Info - Saturday, August 31
Pajaro Valley High School will host Lynbrook High School on Saturday, August 31 at 12:30 p.m. PT. Get full access to live regular season and postseason sporting events and get 45% off compared to a monthly pass with an NFHS Network annual pass. Lynbrook vs. Grizzlies Game Information. Game Day:...
Mariners sail past The King’s Academy in regular season opener | High school football
Zach Hewett made quite the debut Thursday evening in his first game as head coach of the Aptos High football head coach. The Mariners rolled past The King’s Academy, 34-7, in the teams’ regular season-opener in front of hundreds of fans at Trevin Dilfer Memorial Field in Aptos.
Students kick off fall semester with protests that adhere to UC/CSU zero-tolerance bans
Student protesters at UC Berkeley and San Francisco State stayed in line with regulations being enforced at California's public universities this school year, but made it clear they intend to keep their concerns about the war in Gaza front and center.
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