SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – San Bernardino Valley College welcomed Senator Connie Leyva and Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes for a ceremonial presentation of a $35 million check towards the renovation of the Applied Technology building on campus. After championing the building’s renovation as a state budget priority earlier this year, these elected officials celebrated the project…
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2020 — The American Chemical Society (ACS) Scholars Program is offering renewable scholarships of $1,000 to $5,000 per year for African American, Hispanic/Latinx and Native American students majoring in chemistry-related fields and pursuing chemistry-related careers. Qualified students may be studying at community colleges or four-year institutions. Graduating high school seniors and college…
(French Valley, CA) — Riverside County Third District Supervisor Chuck Washington and the Riverside County Library System (RCLS) invite the public to a groundbreaking ceremony for the new French Valley Library at 1 PM on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020 located on the northeast corner of Winchester Road and Skyview Road in the unincorporated area of…
Cuts, attacks, rollbacks – the education secretary’s campaign to dismantle America’s public system has continued unabated Betsy DeVos has proposed a requirement that colleges allow cross-examination of sexual assault and harassment accusers. Photograph: Carolyn Kaster/AP Betsy DeVos has become accustomed to hostile audiences. The House of Representatives’ education committee earlier this month was no exception….
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – San Bernardino Valley College is proud to usher in distinguished graduates to the Alumni Association and Athletics Halls of Fame, each recognized for their prize-winning accomplishments and service to the community. SBVC Foundation Board President Beverly Powell said the Foundation is honored to partner with the Athletics department to laud the…
Ribbon Cutting Held for Board of Education Building The San Bernardino City Unified School District held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its newly remodeled main administrative offices on Tuesday, December 10, and the event served as the perfect opportunity to rename the Community Room for longtime educator Dr. Margaret Hill. The decision to rename the…
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2019 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the opening of the 2020 scholarship application cycle for the USDA 1994 Tribal Scholars Program. The program aims to increase the number of tribal college and university students studying agriculture, food, natural resource sciences, and other agriculture-related disciplines. The program is available through…
The public is invited to the official ribbon cutting ceremony and reception for the newly renovated San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) Community Room on December 10, 2019, at 5 p.m. The SBCUSD Community Room has been closed since early 2018 as part of the Board of Education (BOE) building renovation. During the renovation,…
HOUSTON—The Houston Federation of Teachers filed a federal lawsuit in Austin today, stating the proposed state takeover of the Houston Independent School District is unconstitutional under U.S. and Texas law because it disenfranchises and discriminates against people based on race and national origin. Gov. Greg Abbott and Education Commissioner Mike Morath claim the state…
Monthly labs to K-12 students and community give insight into the art of filmmaking SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – San Bernardino Valley College (SBVC) is giving K-12 students and the community a glimpse into the art of filmmaking with its monthly lab series. The Inland Empire Media Academy (IEMA) series was developed to help students find…
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – In 2016, Roland was a young man sleeping on the streets of Victorville. The effects of Roland’s untreated mental illness and his substance use disorder resulted in broken relationships and homelessness. His life changed the day he decided to visit the San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) High Desert…
San Bernardino County, CA (September 23, 2019)—Imagine writing a 50,000-word novel in a single month. That means writing approximately 1,667 words each day of character dialogue, scene descriptions, and plot. It might sound impossible, but it isn’t because hundreds of thousands of people all over the world have done it, some multiple times. That’s the…
On July 4, the community of Ridgecrest was hit by a 6.4-magnitude earthquake, followed a day later by a 7.1-magnitude quake. Those were the largest earthquakes to hit California in two decades, and they were a sobering reminder that an earthquake can hit any time and you never know if the next one will be…
All San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) schools, except Middle College High School and Inland Career Education Center (ICEC), are closed to all students on Friday, October 4 and Monday, October 7 for teacher training. Although October 4 and 7 are non-school days, students can still find fun ways to learn. Students can watch…
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – San Bernardino Valley College announces the hire of Keith Candelaria as the new head athletic trainer. Candelaria is stepping into the role left vacant by Michael Sola, who retired at the end of the spring semester after 37 years in the position. Candelaria, a father of two, comes from Whittier College,…
SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced today that the California Department of Education (CDE) has outlined a path to revise and improve the ethnic studies model curriculum draft. The next step in the process is for the Instructional Quality Commission (IQC) to meet regarding the draft on Friday, September 20. The CDE is…
The Educational Results Partnership (ERP) named five San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) campuses to its 2018–2019 Honor Roll for being high-performing schools that improve student outcomes. The award-winning schools are Hillside and North Verdemont Elementary Schools, Richardson PREP HI and Rodriguez PREP Academy Middle Schools, and Middle College High School. “Once again, I…
Authors Leroy and Yvette McClure have kicked off a new educational model with “Why Sammy Still Can’t Read: A Service Delivery Model for Creating a Culture of Reading” Dallas, TX — Reading is a fundamental element of learning, but not everybody has that skill. Two authors with experience in education want to change that and…
County Will Stop Referring Youths to Probation Program that Criminalized Adolescent Behavior RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Riverside County has agreed to groundbreaking measures in the settlement of a lawsuit against the unconstitutional Youth Accountability Team (YAT) program, which sweeps thousands of young people, especially those of color, into a punitive supervision program for minor adolescent behaviors…
On Saturday, August 3, the Adrian Dell and Carmen Roberts Foundation will be hosting its annual backpack giveaway RIVERSIDE, CA—- (JULY 23, 2019) —- Summer is coming to an end! But before school officially starts, the Adrian Dell and Carmen Roberts Foundation will be assisting parents with school supplies by handing out FREE backpacks at…
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — SoLa Impact and its non-profit affiliate, the SoLa I CAN! Foundation, along with its philanthropic partner, Romeo Miller, awarded nearly $100,000 in financial aid grants to twenty-seven deserving students at its annual scholarship awards ceremony yesterday held at the University of Southern California. All of the recipients demonstrated academic excellence, strong…
San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) and the District African American Advisory Council (DAAAC) are holding the first Black Family Summit on Saturday, July 20 at San Gorgonio High School. A free breakfast will be provided for the first 200 people to register. All Summit participants will receive a free lunch. The event begins…
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — College Campus Tours, LLC has created an awesome generational changing program that will enhance the college graduation rates for many students. They will present, the inaugural Manifest Academy Leadership Summit at Morehouse College from July 7-10, 2019. The Manifest Academy has developed an all male leadership and mentoring program called the Summit….
BURLINGAME – A new leadership team takes office today as Elk Grove kindergarten teacher E. Toby Boyd begins a two-year term as 56th president of the 325,000-member California Teachers Association. Los Angeles elementary teacher David Goldberg becomes CTA vice president, and Santa Clarita AP US History, Economics and Government Teacher Leslie Littman becomes CTA Secretary-Treasurer….
The Class of 2019 earned more than $11.6 million in college and military scholarships, far surpassing previous years’ totals. Cajon High School had the largest graduating class in the District, with 624 students earning a high school diploma in June. More than half of Cajon’s graduates received scholarships or grants to help them pay for…