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Education
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COMMENTARY: First ever online AP exams present challenges for students, but students are grateful for the chance to earn college credit
There’s no doubt the COVID-19 pandemic has affected education in more ways than one. Schools all across the country were closed, and teaching transitioned to online.
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Amid COVID-19, the need for governments to take on a racial equity lens is critical
Tension between Salinas City residents and Salinas City governing leaders was overwhelmingly high six years ago. It was in 2014 when the City experienced four officer-involved shootings within months of each other, all resulting in the deaths of Latino men from the farm working community.
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Census Caravan surprises hard-to-count residents with cheerful weekend rally
The success of Saturday’s 2020 Census Caravan through the streets of Bakersfield and Lamont surpassed expectations.
Organized as part of the 2020 Census Week of Action in collaboration with the San Joaquin Valley Health Fund, the afternoon and early evening caravans on May 16th attracted over 25 vehicles affixed with homemade signs meant to help reach hard-to-count populations.
Free interactive learning toolkits for kids and teens available now from census
Parents facing an ongoing dilemma for keeping kids engaged and learning at home should check out some new free educational resources being offered by the census.
Feeding Kern County in Crisis: Why the census is so important to CAPK
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, several community agencies have found themselves working overtime.
From food distribution, daycare, tax assistance and other regularly available programs, agencies such as the Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK,) are feeling a heightened sense of need throughout the county.
Judge orders review process to identify release of immigrant detainees
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, today, a federal judge ordered a review process to identify people for release detained at the Mesa Verde Detention Facility in Bakersfield and the Yuba County Jail in Marysville in order to enable social distancing inside the centers.