Stories by Issue
Education
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Parents keep children out of school to protest mask, vaccine mandates
Following Governor Newsom’s October 1 announcement that the COVID-19 vaccine would be a requirement for all private and public schoolchildren, hundreds of Kern County parents kept their children from attending school to express their disproval of the mandates.
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CAPK’s Head Start programs accepting applications
Although there have previously been long waiting lists for Head Start programs in Kern, space is now available as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Community Action Partnership of Kern has a wide range of opening in the organization’s 41 Head Start Centers across Kern County and San Joaquin counties.
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McFarland Unified School District partners with BC to offer early college program
The McFarland Unified School District is partnering with Bakersfield College to offer students an early college program.
This program will launch a new Bachelor’s Degree program and Industrial Automation Pathways.
Bakersfield College celebrates $14 million investment in BC’s Delano campus
Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) presented local educational and community leaders with a $14 million dollar prop check, symbolizing the historic investment secured in the 2021-2022 state budget to construct a new building on the Bakersfield College (BC), Delano campus.
Governor Newsom highlights the reopening of schools and transformational budget
Back to school season has started throughout the state of California and school campuses are welcoming students back for in-person learning.
Assemblymember Rudy Salas secures $6 million for Bakersfield College
Bakersfield College’s nursing and healthcare programs will receive a huge funding increase thanks to Assemblymember Rudy Salas’ advocating at recent budget negotiations.
