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For Healthier School Meals, California Bets On More Cooks in the Kitchen

The state is investing $45 million in a program to train more chefs and increase cooking from scratch—but labor shortages remain a significant challenge. When... Read More

Local agriculture operations host crowds for Santa Barbara County Farm Day

Agricultural operations around Santa Maria Valley opened their gates to crowds of people who turned out Saturday to see where and how the produce they... Read More

Bringing the ‘Community’ Back to Community College

As Moorpark College begins another academic year, I am reminded that Ventura County community colleges never truly take a summer break from fulfilling the year-round... Read More

Model A Ford Club Celebrates 20 Years of Helping Hancock Students

A local car club is celebrating 20 years of raising money for students in Allan Hancock College’s industrial technology program this September. The Santa Maria... Read More

Cuesta College Foundation Building Futures with Record-breaking Student Scholarships Awarded

For the 2022-23 academic year, generous donors helped to award 527 scholarships to 409 Cuesta College students totaling $437,935 – a 22% increase from last... Read More

Local High School Nursing Hopefuls Train in AVC Labs

Fifteen Eastside High School Biomedical Science Academy students trained on advanced mannequins in the nursing simulation lab at Antelope Valley College over five sessions. The... Read More

First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom visits San Luis Obispo elementary school

First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom visited C.L. Smith Elementary School in San Luis Obispo on Monday, July 27. Newsom toured the school’s Summary Culinary Academy... Read More

Antelope Valley College Named as Apprenticeship Ambassador

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship (OA) has recognized BYD-SMART Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (JATC) that includes Antelope Valley College as an Apprenticeship Ambassador... Read More

Ready to Work Academy at College of the Canyons Takes an Innovative Approach to Teach Vocational Skills to Special Needs Students

The Ready to Work Academy at College of the Canyons is putting people with special needs on the path to self-sufficiency. College of the Canyons... Read More

California Coalition Urges Strong Investments in School Nutrition, California-Grown School Meals

School nutrition directors and school food advocates call for robust investments in enhanced state meal reimbursements, kitchen infrastructure, and more freshly prepared California-grown school meals. With inflationary prices squeezing family... Read More