Education

Cal Poly plans to build more student housing on campus

Cal Poly officials hope to start building new student housing on a large parking lot located across from existing dorms on Grand Avenue in 2015.

Cal Poly announced Tuesday plans to build student housing for 1,400 first-year students near the university’s Grand Avenue entrance.

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EDUCATION

Templeton High students convert Mercedes to run on biodiesel

Jason Diodati’s students at Templeton High School have spent the school year converting a 1984 Mercedes Benz 300 to run on biodiesel — used vegetable oil collected from local restaurants and processed into fuel.
EDUCATION

A.G. High principal to be Lucia Mar's new assistant superintendent

Tom Butler, currently principal at Arroyo Grande High School, has been appointed the Lucia Mar school district’s new assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction starting in the fall.
EDUCATION

A plan to ax three preschools has angered officials at San Luis Coastal

The County Office of Education, contracted to run the state preschool program throughout the county, will close three of 14 preschools to eliminate a $350,000 annual program deficit that has been back-filled by the county’s general fund for more than three years.
EDUCATION

CSU chancellor talks change during Cal Poly visit

During his two-day tour, students protest proposed switch to semester system
EDUCATION

Cuesta College narrows search for VP of academic affairs to 3 finalists

Three finalists have been chosen for the assistant superintendent/vice president of academic affairs position at Cuesta College. A series of public forums will be held Friday from 1:30 to 4:15 p.m. in room 3142 at the San Luis Obispo campus.
EDUCATION

Kennedy Library gets $10,000 grant

The Cal Poly Robert E. Kennedy Library was awarded a John Cotton Dana Award and a $10,000 grant in recognition of its promotion of library services.
EDUCATION

Coastal Christian School moving to Pismo Beach in 2014

Coastal Christian School will relocate to a new campus on Oak Park Boulevard in Pismo Beach in fall 2014. Plans for the new school campus include classrooms, new labs and art rooms, a library and a play field.
EDUCATION

SL Coastal cuts $4.2 million and 40 jobs

The major cuts will result in more than 40 jobs being eliminated. Also cut was high school transportation, summer school, planned installation of Wi-Fi at high schools and half of its funding for school resource officers.
ENVIRONMENT

Cal Poly wins sustainability honor

Cal Poly once again received top honors for promoting energy efficiency and sustainability on campus, according to a news release.
EDUCATION

Middle school students get a lesson at the Morro Bay Estuary

About 200 Los Osos Middle School seventh-graders had the opportunity this week to do some hands-on learning in the Morro Bay Estuary.