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Annual Literacy Symposium discusses strategies to end the school to prison pipeline

June 24, 2026 by Jason Jackson

The Peer Literacy Mentor Program held its second annual literacy symposium in its continued efforts to tackle the ongoing problems surrounding reading … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EDUCATION Tagged With: Dela Morris, Kareem Weaveer, NAACP, Peer Literacy Mentor Program, San Quentin

Treating dyslexia in prison

April 30, 2026 by Terrell J. Marshall

How one San Quentin teacher helps residents combat the learning disability There is a strong link between illiteracy, learning disabilities, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EDUCATION, Most Read, Uncategorized Tagged With: Mt. Tamalpais College, San Quentin

Volunteer serves Mt. Tam College students in Computer Lab

April 22, 2026 by Stuart Clarke

By Stuart Clarke Eric Roos volunteers his free time to serve San Quentin residents enrolled in Mount Tamalpais College. He oversees the Mt. Tam … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EDUCATION, PROFILE Tagged With: Eric Roos, Mt. Tamalpais College

Library helps foster family connections through literacy

March 17, 2026 by Terrell J. Marshall

By Terrell J. Marshall, Staff Writer Usually, the small San Quentin Rehabilitation Center library is full of incarcerated people quietly reading, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EDUCATION Tagged With: Friends of San Quentin Library, San Quentin

New education center principal stresses importance of education within rehabilitation

March 14, 2026 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

By Anthony Manuel Caravalho, Sports Editor As the San Quentin Model celebrates its grand opening of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $240 million learning … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EDUCATION Tagged With: California Model, Chance Andes, Gavin Newsom, San Quentin

Education key for an individual’s success, self-worth, transformation

November 19, 2025 by Michael Callahan

For incarcerated students obtaining a bachelor’s degree, life is changing. Phillip Hernandez envisioned that one day he would graduate from high … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EDUCATION

Law libraries offer pertinent information

October 7, 2025 by Michael Walker

Some people think that law libraries exist exclusively for lawyers, but in truth, they exist to serve anyone. The Psychological Study of Social … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EDUCATION

Mount Tamalpais College students receive Associate’s Degrees

August 8, 2025 by Edwin Chavez

Resilience and mental toughness describe a dozen residents journeying to a higher education To celebrate the accomplishments of higher education … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EDUCATION, Graduation, Rehabilitation Corner Tagged With: Amy Jamgochian, Bonafide, Chance Andes, David Cowan, Jody Lewen, Kelly Smith, Mount Tamalpais College, Prison University Project, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, The Greater Good

Vice Principal Dr. Worthington talks to SQNews

March 7, 2025 by Edwin Chavez

SQNews: Besides being Vice Principal at Burton, what other positions have you held?  J.W: Professor at online and on-ground higher Ed schools, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EDUCATION, TIER TALK

Residents say racism still an issue at local high school

February 5, 2025 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

Racial hatred appeared nationally at a New Hartford Central School District, without consequence. Months later, at a local Marin County, California … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EDUCATION Tagged With: Mt. Tamalpais High School, New Hartford Central School District

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