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As some Valley universities offer specialized training for transitional kindergarten teachers, other institutions are struggling to get their credential programs approved.
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Over a dozen farmworkers and UC Merced students protested the idea that machines could replace human workers. -
The shattered legacy of Latino labor rights icon César Chavez has been particularly devastating among advocates who have long fought to raise awareness about sexual harassment and abuse against women farmworkers, which remains both widespread and underreported. -
California expects to save more than $300 million per year by restricting Medi-Cal dental benefits for undocumented, low-income residents. But advocates say it will come at the expense of broader health concerns and reduced access to care. -
A record-baking heat wave is scalding California, with major consequences for the state’s most important reservoir: its snowpack. Providing about a third of the state’s water supply, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is a vital source of spring and summer runoff that refills reservoirs when the state needs the water most. -
The United Farm Workers sued the Trump administration in November over new wage rules.
How transitional kindergarten is shaping young children in the San Joaquin Valley
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Paul Sakuma/APWhile Cesar E. Chavez and Dolores Huerta's names were once inseparable, elected leaders and community members are initiating efforts to rename some buildings, schools and streets after Huerta alone. -
Godofredo A. Vásquez/APBudget analysts say the high-speed rail project faces billions of dollars in funding gaps and no clear path to reach Los Angeles or San Francisco. The fate of its first Central Valley segment is also in jeopardy. -
Larry Valenzuela / CalMattersHigh school students all over California walked out of class in protest over the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement. Police in two cities, Clovis and Los Angeles, issued warnings about potential arrests to adults who helped them. -
KVPRYoung people in Central California are modernizing an old community-savings system by moving it from cash to mobile apps.
Von Balanon
How Merced College handled multiple complaints against one of its longest-serving deans – and the fallout it caused for students, faculty and staff.
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The first non-native settlers in the Bakersfield area were from Mexico, in the area known as Rio Bravo, or Old Panama. -
Archibald Brabazon Sparrow Acheson, the 4th Earl of Gosford, was a member of the British House of Lords and played an important role in the coronation of Edward the VII in 1901. He also owned a large farm near Bakersfield. -
Yamato Colony near Livingston was founded by and for Japanese American farmers.
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