Community Calendar of Shafter and Surrounding Areas
Local listings detail weekly meetings and services across Shafter and nearby Kern County, including Prop 36 spiritual recovery meetings at Free Will Baptist Church and Home Fellowship Church, city council and planning meetings, adult education and support groups, and community reminders with contact numbers. Notable venues include 155 Redwood Drive, 520 California Avenue, Veterans Hall, and Minter Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Will Baptist Church
Redwood
Home Fellowship Church
California Avenue
Nazarene Church
W. Lerdo
Shafter Youth Council
City Council
Richland —Richland School District
Music Room
Shafter Avenue
Redwood School
Veteran's Hall
James Street
Bakersfield
Alliance Against
Shafter
Central Avenue
Kern —Kern
Sundale Avenue
Espanol
Mexican Baptist Church
E. Lerdo Highway
Shafter Veterans Hall
American Association of Retired People
Veterans Hall
Walker Senior Center
Sunset Avenue
Shafter City Council
Pacific Avenue
Shafter Planning Commission
PTA
Richland Parent Teachers Association
Golden Oak
S. Wall
American Legion Auxiliary
Redwood Elementary
Shafter Ave
Kern County
Jon McQuiston
Kiwanis
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Shafter Minter Field
Airport District Board
Minter Field
Aviation Street
SAPD
Shafter Recreation and Parks Department Board of Directors
Lions
Shafter Lions Club
China Cuisine
Rotary
Shafter Rotary Club
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Poplar
West Lerdo
Minter Field Air Museum
Shafter Depot Museum
California high school dropouts cost billions state wide
A Alliance for Excellent Education analysis estimates that 148000 California students failed to graduate in 2004, costing over 38.5 billion in lost wages taxes and productivity over their lifetimes. The study cites Cecilia Rouse and notes broader economic impact and potential gains from higher graduation rates.
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California
The
Alliance For Excellent Education
Wise
Alliance
Princeton University
Cecilia Rouse
Rouse
Urban Institute
District of Columbia
Ali4ed
Lawmakers push AB 2150 redirecting First 5 funds
California lawmakers unveil Assembly Bill 2150 to divert First 5 Commission money from mass media and administration to accelerated preschool programs statewide. The plan earmarks 42 million for early reading math and social skills to help about 120000 children, modeled on Kern County Ready to Start districts with proven lower costs per student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly
Kevin McCarthy
Bakersfield
California
First Commission For Mass Media Advertising and Administration
Greenfield Union
Rosedale Union
Kern County
Plescia
Mayors Pace Family Grow includes Kris Miller and Dean Florez
Kris Miller a childcare site supervisor for Paso Robles Unified School District and her husband Aaron live in Paso Robles as they await the birth of their first child in May Dean Florez a California state senator for the 16th district and his wife Elsa reside in Shafter with their children Sean and Faith
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pace
Kris Miller
Paso Robles United
Dean Florez
Kris
Aaron
Paso Robles
Dean
Elsa
Sean
Faith
Shafter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shafter Post
the American Legion
Shafter Historical Society
Central Valley Highway
Shafter Depot
Lerdo Highway
West Virginia
Bob Wise
Kern Medical Center
County General Fund
McCarthy
California Department of Health Services
Department of Finance
Assemblyman McCarthy
Ray Watson
Ron Errea
Help
Ates
FT Ted
Flower & Vegetable Garden
MIK
Chester Avenue
Walker Street
High Street
Delano
Wasco