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Loss of state funding leads to overcrowded classrooms

SAN BERNARDINO - Since the start of the fall semester at San Bernardino Valley College, Juan Rodriguez has tried to find a desk in overcrowded classrooms and spent many mornings searching for a parking space. 

Districts finding new ways to combat dropouts

One dropout is one too many - that's the message that echoes through Chaffey Joint Union High School District.

Community colleges trying to weather the funding-cut storm

8.10.09 - Times are tough for community colleges, and getting tougher their students who are finding themselves in the system longer than expected.

Pomona schools superintendent approved for Obama administration post

WASHINGTON - Thelma Melendez de Santa Ana, superintendent of the Pomona Unified School District, has been approved as assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education, according to information from the U.S. Senate Web site.

U of R event to emphasize educational justice

REDLANDS - Educational equality will be at the forefront of educators' minds Tuesday as they gather at the University of Redlands for its annual summer conference to promote equality in the classroom.

Educators have fingers crossed over depth of cuts in budget

Educators continue to plead their case for limiting funding cuts as lawmakers struggle to balance and pass a state budget. Education takes up about 40 percent of the budget, which proposes $4

California schools chief releases updated high school exit exam results

In a continued effort to show the Legislature's recent proposal to eliminate the California High School Exit Examination would harm student achievement, State Superintendent of Public

School officials apologize to student over shirt saga

BIG BEAR CITY - Staff at Big Bear High School violated a student's Constitutional right to free speech when they ousted her from class and ordered her to remove her T-shirt sporting the message "Prop. 8 Equals Hate," officials said

Study shows national increase in homicides involving black teens

A recent study examining national crime trends concludes that homicides among black teenage males increased for much of the decade at an alarming rate

Area schools prepare for budget cuts

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget proposal to slash funding for schools by a staggering $6 billion could mean tough times ahead for California teachers, area educators and teachers union representatives say.