By Dr. Elizabeth Primas Program Manager, NNPA/ESSA Public Awareness Campaign I am a former teacher. I taught for 25 years in the public school system and have held various titles in the field of education throughout my 40-year career. I have always had a passion for education. My family and I joke that I have ...

The Cal Poly Pomona men’s cross country team strung together their second top 10 finish of the season, claiming seventh place at the University of California Riverside Invitational on Saturday morning. Brittan Reed led the Broncos with a time of 26:02.1 to finish 30th overall out of 234 athletes on the 8,000-meter course. Following closely ...

It was announced recently that the University of Redlands football team climbed five spots on the D3football.com Top-25 Poll for week one to No. 20 in the nation.  The Bulldogs impressed in their opening game by firing off 32 unanswered points en route to a 32-7 win over the Trinity University (TX) Tigers. Redlands is ...

By Dianne Anderson Stay calm as your grown up kids get ready to make the best move of their lives. That’s the advice education advocates are giving parents for students on path to college, which can be just as stressful as seeing them off to their first day of kindergarten. In the weeks ahead, one ...

Ask Kevin Williams about the kind of music he loves to perform, and his answer is spoken like a true astrophysicist. “I’m a tenor, so it’s definitely more the upper region of the male voice,” said Williams, who is majoring in astrophysics with a minor in music at San Bernardino Valley College. It’s not so ...

By Dianne Anderson Feet grow fast for kids — much faster than parents can pay the bills. This back to school time of year is a big push for Shoes That Fit. It’s when the nonprofit handles its highest requests for help. Nekeda Newell Hall, director of corporate engagement at their Emergency Shoe Warehouse in ...

By Eliz Dowdy, Staff Writer The BLU Educational Foundation and their partners hosted their third town hall meeting in the inland empire recently.  The town hall was held to gather information from the communities where they believe the focus should be to ensure that Black students are reaping all the benefits of their educational experience.  ...

COD Football had three players sign their national letters of intent as offensive lineman Eric Kareem and Kevin Parise and wide receiver Marquis Kingery will be moving on to play at the 4-year level. In 2016, freshman offensive lineman Eric Kareem was named first team All-Mountain Conference offense. Kareem joined sophomore offensive lineman Kevin Parise ...

The 16th annual Back Pack Giveaway was held in Riverside by the Adrian Dell and Carmen Roberts Foundation. 800 back packs stuffed with school supplies were handed out to students at Castle Park.  Photo: James

By Dianne Anderson To get into the heads of the Z Generation, today’s most challenged teens, requires more than a one size fits all approach. It takes a lot of style, something that Sigma Beta Xi has more than enough to go around. Programming got off the ground six years ago, and since then students ...