Several of the county’s alternative school programs also held graduation ceremonies, from Lopez Continuation High School to ...

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The Rotary Club of Montecito has awarded scholarships to 11 high-achieving students at Santa Barbara City College studying ...

Part of the Maywood Academy campus sits within the city limits of Huntington Park, where, on the early morning of graduation day, the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was present ...

Every graduating class has a distinct character. For the class of 2025 at Inspire School of Arts and Sciences, make that characters. This group of 87 seniors, who walked across the Laxson Auditorium ...

Perched atop the north bank of the Carquinez Strait, about 35 miles north of San Francisco, the Valero oil refinery was a driving force behind Benicia’s transformation from tiny blue-collar town to ...

Education officials will begin more rigorous screening of financial aid applicants, citing instances of fraud at California’s community colleges.

The group whose lawsuit resulted in the US Supreme Court striking down affirmative action in college admissions is behind this challenge which could affect dozens of California colleges.

Surveys show that job prospects and future pay are major parts of college decisions for students. New data reveal which ...

Not allowing manicurists to be classified as independent contractors under the state’s labor law is discriminatory, a new ...

The Civil Rights Project at UCLA, which commissioned the report from California Competes, urged researchers to think boldly in reimagining higher education in the state.

California Community Colleges are considering charging an application fee to offset financial aid fraud losses. Fraudulent applications increased significantly during the pandemic, with about one ...