Schools

San Benito County’s new Chief Probation Officer Ted Baraan is an Oakland native who grew up among friends teetering on the edge of trouble. Some grew up to be police officers, and others went to state prison.

Local school officials breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday morning when it became clear that voters had approved a state ballot measure that will alleviate the need for further cuts at K-12 schools for the second part of the school year.

Following the recession, the Hollister School District made drastic staffing cuts. As of this school year, though, the numbers are back to pre-recession levels.

Gavilan College has established a new Career Technical Information partnership with Chico State University to offer a “2+2” program for Gavilan business majors who want to achieve a Bachelor’s degree in Concrete Industry Management at Chico State. Students will complete an Associate Degree in Business...

It's not just the free lunch program that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is reworking, as the division continues to roll out increasing demands on student nutrition.

Hollister

On May 20, approximately 200 students and parents attended the Hollister High School Robotics and Engineering College Signing Day Banquet, during which the robotics team's nine graduating seniors were honored. The team, once again, graduated 100% of its seniors, who took 90 combined Advanced...

Hundreds of San Benito High School students will score a goal on the soccer field in caps and gowns Friday morning. Registrar Miriam Mendoza said 649 seniors are expected to graduate from the school Friday. Last year’s graduating class was 679 students. The ceremony begins at...

Trustees looking at construction projects approved by the board as part of the master plan found the district had been planning more Measure G-funded projects than officials had bond money to fund.