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Arvin High School staff members make history with 2026 Yale Educator Award wins
6+ hour, 50+ min ago (405+ words) Arvin and Lamont Neighborhood Reporter Two staff members from Arvin High School are recipients of the 2026 Yale Educator Award — a first for the school. Math teacher Matthew Regpala and counselor Gerardo Guzman were both nominated by Yaquelin Acosta, a freshman…...
Students reflect on 9/11's legacy 25 years later
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (21+ words) 23ABC News Bakersfield Students reflect on 9/11's legacy 25 years later...
High school students reflect on 9/11's legacy 25 years after the attacks
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (310+ words) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — High school and college students born after the Sept. 11, 2001, say their perspectives on the tragedy don't always match those who lived through the nation's darkest day. Bakersfield High School student David Lozano said his view reflects what…...
Lawsuit accuses civil rights icon Cesar Chavez of sexual assault, claims union covered it up
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (385+ words) BAKERSFIELD, CA — An 86-year-old woman is suing the estate of Cesar Chavez, the Cesar Chavez Foundation, and the United Farm Workers union, accusing the late civil rights leader of sexually assaulting her in 1973 and alleging that union leadership covered up…...
Community demands action from KHSD after deadly school shooting
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (21+ words) 23ABC News Bakersfield Community demands action from KHSD after deadly school shooting...
Community presses KHSD on school safety after deadly Independence High shooting
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (540+ words) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — More than two weeks after a deadly shooting at an Independence High School football game, parents, educators and community advocates are asking the Kern High School District to continue strengthening safety at school events. Levi…...
Kern Autism Network celebrates 30 years in Kern County
1+ week, 1+ day ago (21+ words) 23ABC News Bakersfield Kern Autism Network celebrates 30 years in Kern County...
Prop. 28 brings music and arts education to Bakersfield schools
1+ week, 2+ day ago (23+ words) 23ABC News Bakersfield Prop. 28 brings music and arts education to Bakersfield schools...
Music fills Bakersfield classrooms as Prop. 28 funding brings arts education to students
1+ week, 2+ day ago (246+ words) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Music is filling classrooms across the Bakersfield City School District, thanks to funding from Proposition 28. Passed three years ago by voters, Proposition 28 guarantees an estimated $800 million to $1 billion every year for arts and music education in public…...
Local mother calls for answers, joining the fight for cameras in special education classrooms
1+ week, 4+ day ago (367+ words) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — It’s something no parent wants to see, your special-needs child coming home with bruises. That’s what happened to mother Jessica Lewis who is now demanding answers and joining a powerful movement calling for cameras inside special-needs classrooms....