Do children all need to succeed the same way?

By: Dr. Elizabeth Primas, Program Manager, NNPA ESSA Public Awareness Campaign The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines standards as, “something established by authority, custom, or general consent as a model or example. For example,” the Egyptians established the 365-day calendar, recording 4236 BC as the first year in recorded history. Around 1100 AD in England, it was…

CSUSB ahead of its own projections to increase students graduating in a timely basis

Cal State San Bernardino is exceeding most of its own projections in helping students get their degrees in a timely basis as part of the California State University System’s Graduation Initiative 2025 to expedite its students’ path to a high-quality college degree. The CSUSB results echo a system-wide preliminary initiative report issued on Wednesday, Oct….

CDPH Encourages Consumers to Participate in Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced that consumers who have prescription drugs that are no longer needed or are expired can safely dispose of them on National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Saturday, October 27. Unused medications in homes create a public health and safety concern because they are highly susceptible to…

San Bernardino County Grand Jury Receives Excellence in Reporting Award

SAN BERNARDINO, CA-The California Grand Jurors’ Association has presented the Grand Jury Reporting Award to the San Bernardino County Grand Jury for its 2016-2017 report titled “Apple Valley Unified School District Police Department.” The California Grand Jurors’ Association is a statewide nonprofit organization of former grand jurors with the mission “to promote, preserve and support…

California’s 5 Statewide Teachers of the Year for 2018 Endorse Tony Thurmond for State Superintendent

BURLINGAME – Saying he is a “genuine leader” and the best candidate by far for students, educators and the future of our public schools, the five statewide 2018 California Teachers of the Year are endorsing Assembly Member Tony Thurmond for the state’s top education office – superintendent of public instruction. The five innovative K-12 educators…

Women twice as likely as men to have depression

Depression involves more than just feeling bad. “About 80 percent of adults with depression reported at least some difficulty with work, home, and social activities because of their depression,” the researchers wrote. The least likely to report depression? High-income men. Just 2.3 percent of well-off men reported depression, compared to nearly 20 percent of women…

RUHS—Behavioral Health Leads Effort to Expand Mental Health Access for Kids 0-5

First 5 Riverside Will Fund the New Three-Year Countywide Project with $7.5 million grant RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Ca.—Riverside County children through age 5 will receive expanded access to early intervention and mental health services through a new program that aims to position them for emotional, social and academic success in school and life, mental health advocates…

Riverside University Health System Education and Conference Center Renamed for Retiring Supervisor Marion Ashley and Wife Mary

The three-story complex on RUHS Medical Center campus provides training to thousands of healthcare professionals annually MORENO VALLEY, Ca.—A health education and conference center on Wednesday was formally named for retiring Riverside County Supervisor Marion Ashley and his wife, Mary,  in recognition of their lifelong commitment to public service. The Ashleys, both in their 80s,…

2018 SCAM ALERTS

In a recent cyber security scam, smartphone users receive a text from an unknown number with a message claiming a friend has written a compliment about them in a new app. The text message contains a link that prompts them to download the specific app on their phone. Online there may even be hundreds of…

L.A Sentinel’s Taste of Soul Food, Fun, Voter Registration, Job Opportunities

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia For the past 12 years, National Newspaper Publishers Association member, the Los Angeles Sentinel’s, Taste of Soul (TOS) has been an economic driver in the Black community by empowering Black-owned businesses through the festivals’ vendor and sponsorship opportunities. And, while this year’s TOS offers attendees the opportunity…

Shonda Rhimes Reveals She’s TV’s Highest-Paid Showrunner

Shonda Rhimes was recently honored at Elle magazine’s 25th annual Women In Hollywood celebration where she made a surprising announcement during her acceptance speech. The “Grey’s Anatomy” creator revealed that she’s the highest paid showrunner in television after inking a lucrative deal with Netflix. “I am the highest-paid showrunner in television,” the 48-year-old told the…

Probe Into Corrupt Cops in Kern County Deepens

Three Bakersfield-area law enforcement officers were drinking beers and grilling one summer day in 2014 when the conversation turned to a rural marijuana growing operation they’d busted. A senior Kern County sheriff’s deputy marveled at the “huge-ass freaking buds” they’d taken, that were just sitting in a storage unit at the sheriff’s office. That was…