Schools

First-year students at Gavilan College who planned the basics of their futures this school year  when they started classes will receive an extra carrot: priority registration.

In a historic first for public education in the state, Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Sunday that allows community colleges to award bachelor's degrees in fields not currently served by the California State University or University of California schools.

The students in Susan Bessette’s Accelerated Achievement Academy classes have a ton to brag about after they participated in the California Coastal Cleanup Day on Sept. 20.

Hollister School District trustees tabled a discussion about contract changes for classified management and approved an artists in the schools program at this week’s meeting.

San Benito High School District trustees received a proposal for teacher contract negotiations, looked at their migrant student population and reviewed changes to field trip regulations as part of a regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday.

San Benito High School trustees unanimously approved the San Jose-based Aedis Architects to complete existing and future district projects – including revising the school's master plan – at a special meeting this week.

The Nov. 4 election day is less than two months away but campaigners haven’t put up signs supporting Measure M, an item on the upcoming ballot that proposes a general obligation facilities bond of $28.5 million for the Hollister School District.

Gavilan College recognized San Benito County residents that improved the quality of life in their community during the regularly scheduled Tuesday board of trustees meeting.

San Benito High School senior Katie White was four years old and in preschool when the World Trade Center Twin Towers came crashing down.