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Assistance League’s auxiliary provides Burnett Elementary with hundreds of filled backpacks
Make A Difference Day, celebrated each year on the fourth Saturday in October, is the nation’s largest day…
October 28, 2011
LBUSD seeking donations of musical instruments for students
Developments in the law prohibiting public schools from charging students most educational fees are changing the way instrumental…
October 28, 2011
Governor-signed LB College Promise Act expected to increase transfer, retention rates
Governor Jerry Brown has signed SB 650, the Long Beach College Promise Act, authored by State Senator Alan…
October 14, 2011
CSULB grad among eight international finalists in Electrolux’s Design Lab contest
Matthew Schwartz, a Cal State Long Beach (CSULB) design graduate, has turned his senior project into an all-expense…
September 2, 2011
Kids and drivers alike must be ‘road ready’ for that first day of school
With the first day of school right around the corner for many children, the Signal Hill Police Department…
September 2, 2011
Research shows children of highly involved parents are the most successful in school
After a peaceful summer, parents and children often dread the approaching school year and its seemingly inevitable homework…
September 2, 2011
Record number of LBUSD schools meet state academic goals
A record 82 percent of local schools met schoolwide Academic Performance Index (API) targets set by the state,…
September 2, 2011
Health dept. offering Tdap vaccination to youth to prevent whooping cough
The City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) will offer free Tdap vaccine…
September 2, 2011
St. Anthony High School announces its third consecutive year of 100% college enrollment
St. Anthony High School announced this week that 100 percent of its graduating seniors, for the third year…
September 2, 2011
Councilmember Andrews teaming again with local barber shop to offer free back-to-school haircuts
Sixth District Councilman Dee Andrews and Mr. Baker’s Style Center will host a back-to-school free haircut event for…
September 2, 2011