San Bernardino County Sun

A bill has been introduced in the state Senate that would protect faculty journalism advisers from administrative retaliation on the basis of student articles.

REDLANDS - When California education officials identified a handful of school districts as Models of Dropout Prevention, Redlands Unified was the only Inland Empire school district to be honored.

SAN BERNARDINO - The school board granted a charter last week, approving a school that will operate alongside the city's new Operation Phoenix Center. The SOAR Charter Academy, proposed by five local public-school teachers as a small learning academy emphasizing service learning and character development, is set to open in August after being approved Tuesday by a 6-1 vote.

Homicides decline as more graduate
If more teens tossed graduation caps in the air, hundreds of lives could literally be saved, according to a report released today.

At Cortez Math and Science Magnet School in Pomona, Principal Janet Alvarez says school uniforms keep children focused on learning. Ontario-Montclair School District Assistant Superintendent Jill Hammond says uniforms take the pressure off families who can't afford to buy the latest clothes.

SAN BERNARDINO - Awards, grants and accolades were handed out to students and educators before a packed house Oct. 16 at the San Bernardino Unified School District Board of Education meeting.

SAN BERNARDINO - Officials from the San Bernardino County sheriff's Scientific Investigation Division on Friday proved that trigonometry and crime-scene investigations go hand in hand.

SAN BERNARDINO - They have stable jobs doing what they love. The smooth road would be to continue for another decade or two, change thousands of lives, and sail off into a retirement.

Eating breakfast is one of the most important parts of the school day. And yet, one-third of children in San Bernardino County who qualify for free or reduced-priced breakfasts may be doing without that first, most-important meal.

Second-grade teacher Megan Lukehart of Apple Valley doesn't just teach her students how to write, she does it herself.

The first step in a solid education is walking into the classroom. But with school now in its third week, hundreds of San Bernardino City Unified School District students haven't set foot on campus.

The earlier you start, the easier it is to learn a second language. And you don't have to be afraid of monsters.

Charter school advocates say regulations enacted over the past few years are designed to prevent abuses like the ones alleged against California Charter Academy officials.

The price tag for the city's first high school keeps rising. A full-scale campus in Grand Terrace is now estimated to cost at least $170 million…

If you ask Barton Elementary School's Amy Copeland what she thinks of the after-school program there, get ready for an earful. Copeland, a resource teacher, reads with students every day in the San Bernardino school's CAPS (Creative After-school Programs for Success).