SBHS to enact new bell schedule in ’18-19
San Benito High School’s class bell schedule for the upcoming 2018-19 school year has been modified to add a 35-minute homeroom/academic focus period four days per week “to embed a dedicated opportunity for teachers to provide intervention and enrichment for all students,” according to...
Academy students raise money for refugees
Students at the Accelerated Achievement Academy in Hollister turned reading an article about refugees into a multi-week fundraising effort to help people living in Chad and South Sudan.
Part-time teachers at Gavilan point to pay disparity
Some part-time teachers at Gavilan College are outraged that their hourly pay—and often their courses—are being cut while top administrators receive bonuses and increasing salaries.
Hollister school logs big improvements in test scores
With 99% of state results tabulated, Hollister School District’s Accelerated Achievement Academy has shown double-digit improvements in its 2023 state-sanctioned performance scores.
The California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) exam is the state’s and federal government’s top measurement of student achievement, says a...
Southside district takes hit with financial rating
Southside School District was the only public education group in San Benito County that scored a “qualified” rating on a second interim budget report, according to records obtained by the Free Lance.
City opens door for Gavilan at former Leatherback site
Hollister council members Monday agreed to consider an agreement with developers who would build an "Education Center" for the Gavilan College district.
Local schools cope with shuttle disaster
Just as they did after the national tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001,
