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McNear: Mendocino, Fort Bragg vied for the first high school on the coast

by Averee McNear, Kelley House Museum

Before 1893, Mendocino teens had limited access to high school-level education. While the Grammar School offered limited “advanced classes,” some teens began work after elementary school or left Mendocino to complete high school, staying with relatives in cities like San Francisco. In 1891, California passed the Union High School Act, enabling small adjoining districts to […]

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