Woodworking, welding, and home economics used to be part of the curriculum in all traditional schools. Introducing students to skilled trade careers used to be just as important as test scores, graduation rates and college prep. The reality is that schools have diverted funds away from job training classes over the past decade and are […]
Statewide trauma screenings will begin in January and are eagerly awaited by educators, many of whom have watched traumatized students struggle in class. LOS ANGELES (July 10, 2019) – It’s an epidemic – kids in a state of trauma. The causes range from living in an abusive home, poverty and teen pregnancy to being bullied, […]
By Miriam Raftery | July 6, 2019 (East County Magazine) Three nonprofit charter schools operating within the Grossmont Union High School District (GUHSD) have been ordered shut down by a judge, but now a stay issued has been ordered for one year until an appeal can be heard. The schools at risk of closure are […]
Fresno District Attorney (DA), Lisa Smittcamp speaks with Learn4Life Fresno students about the importance of education and graduating high school. Under her tenure, DA Smittcamp has added many units within her department including a newly formed Truancy Unit to ensure children are attending school. DA Smittcamp also started an internship program for both college students […]