Category: Education

WATSONVILLE—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond visited Monterey and Santa Cruz counties on Friday, March 24 to join first responders, school district administrators, and local leaders at Pajaro Middle School. Thurmond distributed gift cards, clothing, and much-needed school supplies to affected students and families after a levee break flooded the community on March 10….

San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) students will be off on Spring Break for two weeks starting March 20 and returning to class on Monday, April 3, 2023. Middle College High School and Inland Career Education Center (ICEC) students have a single week of Spring Break from Monday, March 20 through Friday, March 24….

Following an illustrious career of public service and leadership, Chief Communications and Community Engagement Officer Ginger Ontiveros announced her retirement from the San Bernardino City Unified School District effective March 31. Ontiveros, who started with SBCUSD more than six years ago, has served on the Superintendent’s Executive Cabinet since she was hired. During her career…

Through the challenges of devastating life events, Damon Bridges needed something to change his fortunes and bring peace to him and his family. He found that, through the support of WDB and an apprenticeship program that prepared him for a life-changing career change. Bridges’ seemingly impossible journey began as a young man, with dreams of…

     The time has come to the last few weeks of the Knights training and completing of our 6 month culminating program. Together they have learned, volunteered, persevered and staying the course.  Through this process they have maturing and are ready for the next journey in their lives. Our goal since 1968 has been…

Music Changing Lives Seeks to Empower Our Youth & Serve Surrounding Communities  San Bernardino, CA Ongoing Programs – With nearly 25 years of service, Music Changing Lives (MCL) has made it its ultimate goal to offer the highest quality music and art enrichment programs to underprivileged and at-risk youth. MCL serves children and youth ages…

The Empowering Students Through Song – U.S. Dream Academy and Takoma Academy Partner to Host Special Concert in San Bernardino, CA The event will take place  Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.  at the San Bernardino Seven Day Adventist Church, 1696 North G Street, San Bernardino CA, 92405 Event Background:  International award-winning choir, Takoma…

San Bernardino, Ca.- Supervisor Joe Baca, Jr. allocated for the approval of a funding contract with Provisional Educational Services Inc., to the PAL Ballfield at Blake Park to begin improvements on the park. The project has now been approved and plans to begin the rehabilitation project have begun. PAL Center Chief Executive Officer Dwaine Radden…

San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) is holding a free Literacy Day Festival on Saturday, March 4. Students, families, and the local community are invited to attend and celebrate their love of and the importance of literacy. For the past several years, the SBCUSD Literacy Task Force, which includes preschool through high school educators,…

George T. French, Jr., Ph.D. President of Clark Atlanta University, and Clifton L. Harris, Publisher of the San Bernardino American News attend the Annual William E. Shack Jr. Clark University Fundraiser in Henderson, NV.  In its 14th year, this year’s event was held at the Green Valley Ranch Resort & Casino. The event was titled…

Mauricio Arellano will take over as Superintendent of the San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) on April 17, 2023, following a unanimous vote of the Board of Education in their meeting Tuesday. Arellano is the current Superintendent of the Redlands Unified School District. SBCUSD’s current rotation of Administrators in Charge will continue until Arellano…

SBCUSD and Partners Assisting Class of 2023 in Obtaining Scholarships Every year, San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) high schools assist seniors in preparing portfolios that will help them apply for and obtain college scholarships. For most seniors, that task is complete and soon they will begin participating in mock interviews so they are…

The San Bernardino City Unified School District Board of Education will hold a swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed trustee Felicia Alexander at its next meeting on Tuesday, February 7 at the Dr. Margaret Hill Community Room, 777 North F Street in San Bernardino.  As a provisional appointee, Alexander will serve on the Board until the…

The San Bernardino City Unified Board of Education will hold a special meeting on January 24 to interview 10 candidates who applied to fill a provisional seat on the governing board. At its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, January 17, the Board will discuss the interview process and finalize interview questions that will be asked…

“This is a diverse event that honors Black, Latino, Asian, white and all ethnicities,” said LuCretia Dowdy, president of LUE productions, the event’s organizer. “All races and creeds are welcome to this celebration of unity.” SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF.  On January 14th from 5:00 to 9:00 pm, the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Gala Awards…

On Sunday, January 8, 2023, at the Community Youth Center in San Bernardino at the Social Lites, Inc. Beautillion meeting, former Sir Knight of Beautillion, Dr. Charles Brown of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Inc., Mu Xi Lambda Chapter along with member Dar’rell Jones and Twillea Evans-Carthen of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Eta Nu Omega…

Supreme Court weighs a potential ban on Affirmative Action For nearly 60 years, federal government-enacted policies have granted sweeping changes to the workforce and education system as people of all races, colors, creeds, religions and disenfranchised groups advance their pathways in America. Affirmative action, initiated under President Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration in the 1960s, granted…

Building Block Event to Encourage Creativity and Collaboration To welcome San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) students back for the new semester, the District’s Expanded Learning Department is hosting a fun-filled Saturday morning of creativity and collaboration featuring Lego building blocks and more. Expanded Learning, also known as Sunrise/CAPS, has organized its First Annual…

Winter Break began Friday, December 16, 2022, for the vast majority of San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) students. Students return to class on Monday, January 9, 2023. The District’s non-school-based offices are open with limited hours December 19–22, 2022. Visitors may be required to make an appointment before in-person visits to District offices…

The Neighbors United Political Action Committee(NUPAC.) based in Fontana, California sponsored  their annual fundraiser that raises money in support of African-American Democrats, who seek local offices.  They were founded in August 2019, and have raised over $30,000 these past two years.  Every month each member deposits $25 into a bank account, in an effort to…