Education

A local SLO County educator analyzed data from the California Healthy Kids Survey with a focus on LGBT youth.

The Ventana Wildlife Society is aiming to build a space in Big Sur for local families who aren’t very able to access the Central Coast’s outdoor recreation opportunities.

The public libraries of San Luis Obispo County have brought back their bookmobiles, which will drive around providing outreach to children and adults in the county who don’t have access to a local library.

A state fund for part-time faculty health insurance hasn’t been increased for decades. Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed adding $200 million. New data suggests that might solve the problem of part-time faculty having to go without health insurance in some cases.

Cal Poly and UCSB received more undergraduate applications than ever before.

If you’ve driven on Highway 101 going Southbound from San Luis Obispo, you’ve probably passed City Farm SLO and may have never noticed this 19 acre farm off of Los Osos Valley Road.

Up to 6,500 college students are now eligible to complete a year of service work in their communities in exchange for $10,000 through a new state program called Californians for All College Corps.

Without help from the state, California’s school districts could face a sudden drop in funding after two years of not being penalized for declining enrollment.

While some schools throughout the nation are going back to online learning due to the current COVID-19 case surge, San Luis Obispo County schools are resuming in-person learning this week.

The city of San Luis Obispo is investing $54,000 in a new pilot program to expand child care options within the next year.