Mark Luque News Today

On Wednesday, Congressman Kevin McCarthy held a press conference following a roundtable with local school administrators, parents, mental health practitioners, health care professionals, and law enforcement officers to bring awareness

With the school year coming to an end soon parents of middle school and high school students need to be aware of an upcoming change that may impact their day-to-day schedules.

On Tuesday, the Bakersfield School District released a statement regarding the plan for moving forward following Governor Gavin Newsom's announcement that masks would no longer be required after March 11th.

Jan. 16— Kern County's COVID-19-testing infrastructure is showing signs of strain under a surge of the more contagious, fast-spreading omicron variant. Residents have turned to options such as hunting for tests in pharmacies, waiting days for an appointment or paying high fees— $75 to $210 without insurance, according to the Kern County Public Health Services...

BCSD approves deal for new superintendent that would pay $235,000 annually 23ABC The Bakersfield City School District board of trustees will consider approving a deal for new superintendent Mark Luque and last updated 2021-05-26 00:30:52-04 BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The Bakersfield City School District approved a deal that would pay new superintendent Mark Luque $235,000 a year. Luques deal will run from June 1 through June 30, 2024. Luque was named the successor to Doc Ervin, who annou...

The board for the Bakersfield City School District this week opened a discussion about implementing ethnic studies in the district. It’s not the first time board members or administrators broached the idea, but it was the first serious discussion about actually adopting a formal resolution in ethnic studies. “This is embarking on something big,” said Superintendent Doc Ervin. “We can do it. It’s not going to be a problem. We just have to be patient.” Deputy superin...