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Teacher Sylvia Padilla Honored by the White House as Champion of Change
Sylvia Padilla, a teacher at Patrick Henry K-8 School, was recognized last week as a Champion of Change. On Friday the White House and the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for...
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CSULB Program Provides Laid Off LBUSD Teachers Opportunity to Earn Special...
When Cherrell Harris was laid off after more than seven years of employment with the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD), it was both surprising and heartbreaking. “I knew layoffs were coming,...
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Sales of Holiday Greenery by Operation Jump Start Benefit Long Beach Students
Operation Jump Start, a charity benefiting Long Beach youth striving towards a college education, is starting to spread holiday cheer through the pre-sale of trees, wreaths and garland now through...
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Student Led Community Forum Seeks to Work in Partnership with LBUSD
The “Every Student Matters” Community Forum will be held on Saturday, March 30, 2013 in the community center at Cesar Chavez Park. Student leaders from the Building Healthy Communities (BHC) Long...
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CSULB Receives Grants For Programs That Encourage Young Girls to Consider The...
The California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) College of Engineering recently received three grants for summer programs to encourage young girls to consider studying for the field of...
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LBCC Awarded for Policies That Increase Student Success
Eloy O. Oakley, Superintendent-President, Long Beach City College Long Beach City College (LBCC) Superintendent-President Eloy O. Oakley and the Long Beach Community College District Board of...
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Councilmember O’Donnell hosts “Chat with Pat” Featuring LBUSD Superintendent...
Councilmember Patrick O’Donnell will be hosting his monthly “Chat with Pat” community meeting on Wednesday, September 4th at 4:30 p.m. at the Los Altos Public Library, 5614 E. Britton Drive. Read the...
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Megan Kerr Enters the Race for LB School Board
Megan Kerr is running for LBUSD Board. Megan Kerr, a candidate in the Long Beach School Board race, officially kicked off her campaign this week. “I’m excited to begin this journey towards bettering...
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Kerr Gets Endorsements from LBUSD Board Members Stanton, Meyer
Megan Kerr is running for LBUSD Board. Long Beach School Board candidate Megan Kerr announced today that she has secured the endorsements of current School Board Members Mary Stanton and Jon Meyer in...
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New Play Dramatizes Personal Stories of School Discipline
Cornerstone Theater Company and The California Endowment, in collaboration with Khmer Girls in Action and Every Student Matters will bring the Long Beach community, policy makers, and the media...
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LBUSD Urges Schools to Find Alternatives to Suspension
Youth from the Every Student Matters campaign celebrate the LBUSD resolution directing schools to expand Restorative Justice programs. Last night, the Long Beach Unified School District passed a...
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Rick Rackers To Provide Uniforms and Supplies to Bret Harte Elementary Students
On Saturday, October 26, 2013, from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., the Rick Rackers Auxiliary of Assistance League of Long Beach will provide school uniforms for every student at Bret Harte Elementary. Each...
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LBUSD Candidate Uduak Ntuk Receives Endorsement From Long Beach Association...
Uduak Ntuk, LBUSD School Board Hopeful. Uduak Ntuk announced today that he has received the endorsement of the Long Beach Association of Engineering Employees (LBAEE) in his race for the Long Beach...
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School Board Candidate Uduak Ntuk Receives Endorsement of LBUSD Board Member,...
Uduak Ntuk, LBUSD School Board Hopeful. Continuing to snap up important endorsements and broaden his already extensive roster of supporters, Uduak Ntuk announced today that he has secured the...
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LBSO Music Director Enrique Arturo Diemecke Takes the Podium For First of His...
On Saturday, January 25, at 8:00 p.m., Long Beach Symphony’s Music Director, Enrique Arturo Diemecke, takes the podium in his first of four final concerts with the Symphony at the Terrace Theater in...
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Explorer Academy Pairs Teens With Pros at Animal Services
Explorers will learn about domestic animals, reptile and horse handling, urban wildlife and more. The City of Long Beach, Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine’s Animal Care Services Bureau (ACS)...
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‘Jordan is Setting a Great Example’ Says School Board Hopeful Megan Kerr
Megan Kerr is running for LBUSD Board. District 1 School Board candidate Megan Kerr praised Jordan High School Principal Shawn Ashley and the Long Beach Unified School District for the timely progress...
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CSEA Endorses Dr. Juan Benitez for School Board
Dr. Juan M. Benitez is a candidate for the 3rd District School Board seat. On Wednesday, the California School Employees Association (CSEA) announced their endorsement of Dr. Juan Benitez for the 3rd...
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Uduak-Joe Ntuk Receives Endorsement of SEIU in LBUSD Race
Uduak-Joe Ntuk Long Beach Unified School District Board of Education’s 1st District hopeful. Scoring a huge victory, Uduak-Joe Ntuk announced Thursday that Service Employees International Union (SEIU)...
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Khmer Girls In Action Host Wellness Week at Local High Schools Beginning Today
Khmer Girls In Action will host a week-long Wellness Week across four Long Beach high schools to excite and engage students in being healthy and well. The Wellness Week is an opportunity to connect...
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