Emmett Carson, CEO of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, has guided the organization through a year and a half of soaring demand for help while contributions stayed flat or dropped as the recession ground on. The foundation is a...

Hali Mellow-Bargella, 11, was the winner of the Steamtown Idol 2009 competition held recently at the Mall at Steamtown in Scranton. A total of 45 contestants auditioned, and 15 semi-finalists were selected. Hali advanced to the final round, along...

For autistic kids, finding a classroom may be a challenge. Long linear corridors may trigger the urge to bolt. And the hum of fluorescent lights distracts, keeping them from focusing on the task at hand. So when Giant Steps Illinois,...

Local educators learned today how to prepare students for "green" jobs, along with ways to go green on their own campuses. About 175 people attended the "Teaching and Practicing Green Conference," hosted by the Ventura County Community...

The economy may still be in the tank, but overall college enrollments around the state managed to rise 3.6 percent this fall, buoyed largely by strong growth at two-year colleges. Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport is one of...

Trustees in Vista decided Thursday night to quash a proposal to combine Olive Elementary School and Washington Middle School after parents pleaded with them to leave Olive alone. The Vista Unified School District board members said they...

HE has made headlines in the United Kingdom and has amassed several trophies and medals for his exploits as a rugby player in the English National Division Two league and even received the "Royal Seal of Approval" from the British media, yet he...

Dr. Chanh M. Tu addressed a group of interested citizens Thursday evening at First Baptist Church concerning the new River of Life Academy (ROLA). The new school, according to Tu, will provide a "classical Christian education, and will be housed...

Representatives from the U.S. Army Accessions Command (USAAC) and the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) this week signed an official Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) providing the cooperative framework to increase...

One in five Angelenos between the ages of 16 and 24 is unemployed and not in school, putting a severe drain on the city's limited resources, a study released Thursday said. Statewide, about one in 6.25 people in that age group are out...

As a young girl, Dr. Tonia Causey-Bush of Fontana relied upon the strength and wisdom of elders to help her maneuver around obstacles and discover opportunities. As an adult, she's making sure she does the same for adolescent girls...

Last month when I wrote a column called "'Get on the bus' for public schools," I got a lot of encouraging calls and e-mails from residents saying they found it provocative and energizing. That sentiment came from conservatives and liberals alike....

The structure of Union Public Schools may look quite different in three to five years, with several big changes possible in the meantime. More than 60 people attended a meeting Tuesday night at which Union officials announced the...

"There is a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries." (William Shakespeare). Chief Godswill Obot Akpabio was elected governor...

Science Minister Lord Drayson drops into a centre today where teachers return to the classroom to transform their practical skills and inspire the scientists of tomorrow. The Minister will discover how a programme offered by the Science...

Dalton Dyer insists he's just a normal kid now. He has a home, a family, and a promising future. He was introduced to snow last winter and went on a trip to Canada last summer. He is planning for college. He is consumed by schoolwork, Placer High...

Next Thursday, tobacco use at the University of Kentucky will go up in smoke. Or at least, that's the plan. After nearly a year of laying the groundwork to enforce its new policy, UK will officially become a tobacco-free...

Hillsborough County schools have won $100 million to overhaul how teachers are trained and evaluated, with a goal of of increasing high school graduation rates. Cheers erupted from Superintendent MaryEllen Elia's office when officials...

(Universal Children's Day)Feature: School children of ethnic Romanian minority see shared hope with their Romanian peers by Lidia Moise Romas or Romanians, 470 children study together, play together and they look forward...

CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES -- a system with 110 colleges statewide -- incurred a $520 million reduction this year, bringing its budget down to slightly more than $6 billion. As a result, many colleges cut classes and increased their...